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abroad
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
according
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From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
advance
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From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
all
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From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
always
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From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even the cormorant does not fish where fish are never found.
armed
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From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
away
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From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
carefully
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From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.
cormorant
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From this reading Even the cormorant does not fish where fish are never found.
Coupée
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
crumbly
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From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.
cutting
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From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.
DEVIL
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
Doctor's
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From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even the cormorant does not fish where fish are never found.
down
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From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
eyes
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From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
fallen
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From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.
fish
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From this reading Even the cormorant does not fish where fish are never found.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the cormorant does not fish where fish are never found.
fro
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
Gard
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
going
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
Grande
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From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.
Grève
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From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.
guns
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From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
happened
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
headlands
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From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
HEELS
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
hidden
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From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was obviously necessary, however, that this should be known.
ideas
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From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
kept
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From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.
known
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From this reading It was obviously necessary, however, that this should be known.
LAID
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
lay
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From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.
mailed
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From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
men
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
nearing
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From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.
necessary
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From this reading It was obviously necessary, however, that this should be known.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the cormorant does not fish where fish are never found.
night
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
noised
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even the cormorant does not fish where fish are never found.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
obviously
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From this reading It was obviously necessary, however, that this should be known.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.
off
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From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
oui-gia
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
Pardie
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
path
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From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.
quietly
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From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
right-hand
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From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.
said
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
Sark
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was obviously necessary, however, that this should be known.
shoulders
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
shrugged
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
side
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From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.
sight
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From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
slope
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From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.
some
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From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
somewhat
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From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.
sooner
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
surroundings
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From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
Sénéchal
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From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
Sénéchal's
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From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
there
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From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was obviously necessary, however, that this should be known.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading And Gard, in nearing the Little Sark cutting, always kept carefully to the right-hand side of the path, though it was somewhat crumbly there and had fallen away down the slope towards Grande Grève.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading HOW THEY LAID THE DEVIL BY THE HEELS When it began to be noised abroad that Gard was going to and fro across the Coupée, even by night, as if nothing had ever happened there, the Sark men shrugged their shoulders and said, “Pardie!--sooner him than me--oui-gia!”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Even the cormorant does not fish where fish are never found.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But when he went to and fro by night, he went mailed--according to the Doctor’s ideas--and armed--according to the Sénéchal’s; and each night the Doctor and the Sénéchal went quietly down, some time in advance, and lay hidden on the headlands with their guns, and never took their eyes off him and all his surroundings, while he was in sight.
