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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 There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
Accommodation
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From this reading Accommodation was, of course, limited.
advice
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From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
all
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From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
change
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From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
cords
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From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
cottages
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From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
Coupée
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From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accommodation was, of course, limited.
day
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From this reading Many of the miners had to tramp in each day from Sark.
DESIRE
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From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
DREWnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Many of the miners had to tramp in each day from Sark.
efforts
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From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
end
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From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
endeavoured
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From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
find
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From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Many of the miners had to tramp in each day from Sark.
further
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From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
GARD
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From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
Gard's
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From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
Grannie's
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From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many of the miners had to tramp in each day from Sark.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
HEART'S
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From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
home
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From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
HOW
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From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
innovator
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From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
isolation
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From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
just
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From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
limited
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From this reading Accommodation was, of course, limited.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
lodging
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From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
loose
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From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
Many
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From this reading Many of the miners had to tramp in each day from Sark.
miners
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From this reading Many of the miners had to tramp in each day from Sark.
NEARER
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From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
new-comer
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From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
oblige
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From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Accommodation was, of course, limited.
offered
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From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
out
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From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
quarters
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From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
road
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From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
room
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From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
rose
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From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
Sark
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From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
shoulders
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From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
side
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From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
somewhat
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From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
spite
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From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
tact
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From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
thatch-roofed
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From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Many of the miners had to tramp in each day from Sark.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
There
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From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
tightener
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From this reading There was still, in spite of all his tact and efforts, somewhat of a feeling against him as a new-comer, an innovator, a tightener of loose cords, and no one offered to change quarters to oblige him.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
tramp
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From this reading Many of the miners had to tramp in each day from Sark.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading HOW GARD DREW NEARER TO HIS HEART’S DESIRE Gard’s isolation was brought home to him when he endeavoured to find another lodging in Little Sark.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
white-washed
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From this reading And so, in the end, he took Grannie’s advice and found a room in one of the thatch-roofed cottages which offered their white-washed shoulders to the road just where it rose out of the further side of the Coupée into Sark.
