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A Danish Parsonage
A Danish Parsonage

Chapter XVII

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"_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."
--_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.
Thus the horses could rest at Baekke, and then go further to a station that would leave them but a little distance to reach Esbjerg.
It was eleven before they reached Baekke, travelling over not the best of roads, and when they got there Hardy's forethought in telegraphing was apparent.
The Pastor was tired, but as conversational as ever.
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A Danish Parsonage

Chapter XVII

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."
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--_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.
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Thus the horses could rest at Baekke, and then go further to a station that would leave them but a little distance to reach Esbjerg.
Line 4
It was eleven before they reached Baekke, travelling over not the best of roads, and when they got there Hardy's forethought in telegraphing was apparent.
Line 5
The Pastor was tired, but as conversational as ever.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “"_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “--_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."”

Complete noun US /complete/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “--_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “--_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Pastor was tired, but as conversational as ever.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."”

John noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “--_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “"_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “--_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “It was eleven before they reached Baekke, travelling over not the best of roads, and when they got there Hardy's forethought in telegraphing was apparent.”

Rest noun US /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “--_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.”

Retired verb US /rɪˈtaɪərd/

went away to a private place

From this reading “--_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “"_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."”

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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 --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

Angler

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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

apparent

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From this reading It was eleven before they reached Baekke, travelling over not the best of roads, and when they got there Hardy's forethought in telegraphing was apparent.

arranged

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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

Baekke

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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

best

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From this reading It was eleven before they reached Baekke, travelling over not the best of roads, and when they got there Hardy's forethought in telegraphing was apparent.

breakfast

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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Thus the horses could rest at Baekke, and then go further to a station that would leave them but a little distance to reach Esbjerg.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

CompletenounUS /complete/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

conversational

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From this reading The Pastor was tired, but as conversational as ever.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

country

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From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

designed

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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

distance

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From this reading Thus the horses could rest at Baekke, and then go further to a station that would leave them but a little distance to reach Esbjerg.

eleven

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From this reading It was eleven before they reached Baekke, travelling over not the best of roads, and when they got there Hardy's forethought in telegraphing was apparent.

English

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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

Esbjerg

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From this reading Thus the horses could rest at Baekke, and then go further to a station that would leave them but a little distance to reach Esbjerg.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Pastor was tired, but as conversational as ever.

few

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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

forethought

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From this reading It was eleven before they reached Baekke, travelling over not the best of roads, and when they got there Hardy's forethought in telegraphing was apparent.

further

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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

go

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From this reading Thus the horses could rest at Baekke, and then go further to a station that would leave them but a little distance to reach Esbjerg.

going

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From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

got

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From this reading It was eleven before they reached Baekke, travelling over not the best of roads, and when they got there Hardy's forethought in telegraphing was apparent.

grows

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From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

Hardy

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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

Hardy's

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From this reading It was eleven before they reached Baekke, travelling over not the best of roads, and when they got there Hardy's forethought in telegraphing was apparent.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

horses

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From this reading Thus the horses could rest at Baekke, and then go further to a station that would leave them but a little distance to reach Esbjerg.

hotel

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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It was eleven before they reached Baekke, travelling over not the best of roads, and when they got there Hardy's forethought in telegraphing was apparent.

inn

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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was eleven before they reached Baekke, travelling over not the best of roads, and when they got there Hardy's forethought in telegraphing was apparent.

John

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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

late

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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

leave

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From this reading Thus the horses could rest at Baekke, and then go further to a station that would leave them but a little distance to reach Esbjerg.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

low

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From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

lunch

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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

manager

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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

miles

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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

night

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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was eleven before they reached Baekke, travelling over not the best of roads, and when they got there Hardy's forethought in telegraphing was apparent.

odd

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From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was eleven before they reached Baekke, travelling over not the best of roads, and when they got there Hardy's forethought in telegraphing was apparent.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading It was eleven before they reached Baekke, travelling over not the best of roads, and when they got there Hardy's forethought in telegraphing was apparent.

pass

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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

Pastor

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From this reading The Pastor was tired, but as conversational as ever.

Piscator

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From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

rather

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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

reach

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From this reading Thus the horses could rest at Baekke, and then go further to a station that would leave them but a little distance to reach Esbjerg.

reached

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From this reading It was eleven before they reached Baekke, travelling over not the best of roads, and when they got there Hardy's forethought in telegraphing was apparent.

restnounUS /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/

went away to a private place

From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

ride

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From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

roads

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From this reading It was eleven before they reached Baekke, travelling over not the best of roads, and when they got there Hardy's forethought in telegraphing was apparent.

see

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From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

seem

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From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

sights

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From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

sir

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From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

station

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From this reading Thus the horses could rest at Baekke, and then go further to a station that would leave them but a little distance to reach Esbjerg.

strange

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From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

sun

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From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

telegraph

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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

telegraphing

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From this reading It was eleven before they reached Baekke, travelling over not the best of roads, and when they got there Hardy's forethought in telegraphing was apparent.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Thus the horses could rest at Baekke, and then go further to a station that would leave them but a little distance to reach Esbjerg.

then

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From this reading Thus the horses could rest at Baekke, and then go further to a station that would leave them but a little distance to reach Esbjerg.

there

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From this reading It was eleven before they reached Baekke, travelling over not the best of roads, and when they got there Hardy's forethought in telegraphing was apparent.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

Thus

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From this reading Thus the horses could rest at Baekke, and then go further to a station that would leave them but a little distance to reach Esbjerg.

tired

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From this reading The Pastor was tired, but as conversational as ever.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

travelling

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From this reading It was eleven before they reached Baekke, travelling over not the best of roads, and when they got there Hardy's forethought in telegraphing was apparent.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

Veile

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From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was eleven before they reached Baekke, travelling over not the best of roads, and when they got there Hardy's forethought in telegraphing was apparent.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading It was eleven before they reached Baekke, travelling over not the best of roads, and when they got there Hardy's forethought in telegraphing was apparent.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading --_The Complete Angler._ John Hardy, before he retired to rest, had arranged with the hotel manager at Veile to telegraph to Baekke, where he designed to have a late breakfast, or rather lunch, and to a little inn, a few English miles further on, where they could pass the night.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "_Piscator._--Come, sir, let us be going; for the sun grows low, and I would have you look about you as you ride, for you will see an odd country, and sights that will seem strange to you."