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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 What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look! there's all your crowd going away quietly, and you silly chaps had better go after them and pray God to forgive you your evil thoughts.”
agreed
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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
all
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From this reading The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look! there's all your crowd going away quietly, and you silly chaps had better go after them and pray God to forgive you your evil thoughts.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
anxious
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From this reading The servant was anxious to get rid of the few peasants who had got into the house.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look! there's all your crowd going away quietly, and you silly chaps had better go after them and pray God to forgive you your evil thoughts.”
away
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From this reading The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look! there's all your crowd going away quietly, and you silly chaps had better go after them and pray God to forgive you your evil thoughts.”
B
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From this reading He reminded them, too, of Mr. Nicholas B.'s devotion to the sick in time of cholera.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every word of this was true, and so far effective that the fellows began to scratch their heads and look irresolute.
better
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From this reading The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look! there's all your crowd going away quietly, and you silly chaps had better go after them and pray God to forgive you your evil thoughts.”
chaps
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From this reading The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look! there's all your crowd going away quietly, and you silly chaps had better go after them and pray God to forgive you your evil thoughts.”
cholera
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From this reading He reminded them, too, of Mr. Nicholas B.'s devotion to the sick in time of cholera.
conduct
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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
considerate
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crowd
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From this reading The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look! there's all your crowd going away quietly, and you silly chaps had better go after them and pray God to forgive you your evil thoughts.”
day
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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
devotion
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From this reading He reminded them, too, of Mr. Nicholas B.'s devotion to the sick in time of cholera.
effective
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From this reading Every word of this was true, and so far effective that the fellows began to scratch their heads and look irresolute.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every word of this was true, and so far effective that the fellows began to scratch their heads and look irresolute.
evil
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From this reading The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look! there's all your crowd going away quietly, and you silly chaps had better go after them and pray God to forgive you your evil thoughts.”
exclaiming
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far
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From this reading Every word of this was true, and so far effective that the fellows began to scratch their heads and look irresolute.
fellows
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From this reading Every word of this was true, and so far effective that the fellows began to scratch their heads and look irresolute.
few
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From this reading The servant was anxious to get rid of the few peasants who had got into the house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
forgive
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From this reading The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look! there's all your crowd going away quietly, and you silly chaps had better go after them and pray God to forgive you your evil thoughts.”
get
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From this reading The servant was anxious to get rid of the few peasants who had got into the house.
give
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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
go
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From this reading The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look! there's all your crowd going away quietly, and you silly chaps had better go after them and pray God to forgive you your evil thoughts.”
God
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going
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From this reading The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look! there's all your crowd going away quietly, and you silly chaps had better go after them and pray God to forgive you your evil thoughts.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
got
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From this reading The servant was anxious to get rid of the few peasants who had got into the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The servant was anxious to get rid of the few peasants who had got into the house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
heads
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herd
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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
house
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From this reading The servant was anxious to get rid of the few peasants who had got into the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He reminded them, too, of Mr. Nicholas B.'s devotion to the sick in time of cholera.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The servant was anxious to get rid of the few peasants who had got into the house.
invariably
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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
irresolute
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From this reading Every word of this was true, and so far effective that the fellows began to scratch their heads and look irresolute.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every word of this was true, and so far effective that the fellows began to scratch their heads and look irresolute.
man
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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
meadows
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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
Mr
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From this reading He reminded them, too, of Mr. Nicholas B.'s devotion to the sick in time of cholera.
Nicholas
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From this reading He reminded them, too, of Mr. Nicholas B.'s devotion to the sick in time of cholera.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The servant was anxious to get rid of the few peasants who had got into the house.
only
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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
other
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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
peasants
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From this reading The servant was anxious to get rid of the few peasants who had got into the house.
pointed
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From this reading The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look! there's all your crowd going away quietly, and you silly chaps had better go after them and pray God to forgive you your evil thoughts.”
pray
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From this reading The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look! there's all your crowd going away quietly, and you silly chaps had better go after them and pray God to forgive you your evil thoughts.”
quietly
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From this reading The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look! there's all your crowd going away quietly, and you silly chaps had better go after them and pray God to forgive you your evil thoughts.”
reminded
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From this reading He reminded them, too, of Mr. Nicholas B.'s devotion to the sick in time of cholera.
rid
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From this reading The servant was anxious to get rid of the few peasants who had got into the house.
s
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From this reading He reminded them, too, of Mr. Nicholas B.'s devotion to the sick in time of cholera.
scratch
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From this reading Every word of this was true, and so far effective that the fellows began to scratch their heads and look irresolute.
servant
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From this reading The servant was anxious to get rid of the few peasants who had got into the house.
sick
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From this reading He reminded them, too, of Mr. Nicholas B.'s devotion to the sick in time of cholera.
silly
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From this reading The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look! there's all your crowd going away quietly, and you silly chaps had better go after them and pray God to forgive you your evil thoughts.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Every word of this was true, and so far effective that the fellows began to scratch their heads and look irresolute.
sort
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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
speaker
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tenant
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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The servant was anxious to get rid of the few peasants who had got into the house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Every word of this was true, and so far effective that the fellows began to scratch their heads and look irresolute.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
then
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From this reading The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look! there's all your crowd going away quietly, and you silly chaps had better go after them and pray God to forgive you your evil thoughts.”
there's
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From this reading The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look! there's all your crowd going away quietly, and you silly chaps had better go after them and pray God to forgive you your evil thoughts.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Every word of this was true, and so far effective that the fellows began to scratch their heads and look irresolute.
thoughts
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From this reading The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look! there's all your crowd going away quietly, and you silly chaps had better go after them and pray God to forgive you your evil thoughts.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He reminded them, too, of Mr. Nicholas B.'s devotion to the sick in time of cholera.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The servant was anxious to get rid of the few peasants who had got into the house.
too
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From this reading He reminded them, too, of Mr. Nicholas B.'s devotion to the sick in time of cholera.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
true
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From this reading Every word of this was true, and so far effective that the fellows began to scratch their heads and look irresolute.
two
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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
up
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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
use
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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
village
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villagers
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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The servant was anxious to get rid of the few peasants who had got into the house.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The servant was anxious to get rid of the few peasants who had got into the house.
window
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From this reading The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look! there's all your crowd going away quietly, and you silly chaps had better go after them and pray God to forgive you your evil thoughts.”
word
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From this reading Every word of this was true, and so far effective that the fellows began to scratch their heads and look irresolute.
years
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From this reading What sort of conduct was that, he asked them, toward a man who was only a tenant, had been invariably good and considerate to the villagers for years, and only the other day had agreed to give up two meadows for the use of the village herd?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look! there's all your crowd going away quietly, and you silly chaps had better go after them and pray God to forgive you your evil thoughts.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The speaker then pointed at the window, exclaiming: “Look! there's all your crowd going away quietly, and you silly chaps had better go after them and pray God to forgive you your evil thoughts.”
