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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 Her lecture assumed a negative form.
a-goin
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
accompanied
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From this reading Wynyard readily took the hint; at Ottinge one must do as Ottinge did, and he cheerfully accompanied Tom over to the Drum a few evenings after his arrival.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Wynyard readily took the hint; at Ottinge one must do as Ottinge did, and he cheerfully accompanied Tom over to the Drum a few evenings after his arrival.
always
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
amusement
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
any
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
arrival
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From this reading Wynyard readily took the hint; at Ottinge one must do as Ottinge did, and he cheerfully accompanied Tom over to the Drum a few evenings after his arrival.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
assumed
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From this reading Her lecture assumed a negative form.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Wynyard readily took the hint; at Ottinge one must do as Ottinge did, and he cheerfully accompanied Tom over to the Drum a few evenings after his arrival.
away
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
Bench
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
blocked
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
chair
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
cheerfully
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From this reading Wynyard readily took the hint; at Ottinge one must do as Ottinge did, and he cheerfully accompanied Tom over to the Drum a few evenings after his arrival.
comes
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
cricket
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Wynyard readily took the hint; at Ottinge one must do as Ottinge did, and he cheerfully accompanied Tom over to the Drum a few evenings after his arrival.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Wynyard readily took the hint; at Ottinge one must do as Ottinge did, and he cheerfully accompanied Tom over to the Drum a few evenings after his arrival.
drink
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
DRUM
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From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
evenings
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
expected
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From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
explicit
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From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
few
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From this reading Wynyard readily took the hint; at Ottinge one must do as Ottinge did, and he cheerfully accompanied Tom over to the Drum a few evenings after his arrival.
fighting
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
form
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From this reading Her lecture assumed a negative form.
friends
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
fuddled
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
get
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
girl
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
girls
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
giving
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From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
hint
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From this reading Wynyard readily took the hint; at Ottinge one must do as Ottinge did, and he cheerfully accompanied Tom over to the Drum a few evenings after his arrival.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
Hogben
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From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
Inn
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
instructions
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From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
kitchen
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
lecture
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From this reading Her lecture assumed a negative form.
Library
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
lodger
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lost
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From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
more
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
motor
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
Mrs
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From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
much
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
negative
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From this reading Her lecture assumed a negative form.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
o'clock
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Wynyard readily took the hint; at Ottinge one must do as Ottinge did, and he cheerfully accompanied Tom over to the Drum a few evenings after his arrival.
one's
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
Ottinge
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out
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Wynyard readily took the hint; at Ottinge one must do as Ottinge did, and he cheerfully accompanied Tom over to the Drum a few evenings after his arrival.
own
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
PATRONS
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From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
politics
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
put
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wynyard readily took the hint; at Ottinge one must do as Ottinge did, and he cheerfully accompanied Tom over to the Drum a few evenings after his arrival.
room
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
said
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
sit
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
six
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
talk
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
there
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
there'd
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
Tom
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From this reading Wynyard readily took the hint; at Ottinge one must do as Ottinge did, and he cheerfully accompanied Tom over to the Drum a few evenings after his arrival.
too
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wynyard readily took the hint; at Ottinge one must do as Ottinge did, and he cheerfully accompanied Tom over to the Drum a few evenings after his arrival.
Topham's
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
trouble
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From this reading He was not to take out any one’s girl, or there’d be trouble; he was not to talk too much politics, or there’d be more trouble; he was not to drink and get fuddled and fighting, or there was the Bench and a fine; as to amusement, there was cricket, Mrs. Topham’s Library, and the Drum Inn, for his evenings.
up
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
washed
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
wasn't
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE DRUM AND ITS PATRONS Mrs. Hogben had lost no time in giving her lodger explicit instructions as to what was expected of him in Ottinge!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
woman
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
Wynyard
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From this reading Wynyard readily took the hint; at Ottinge one must do as Ottinge did, and he cheerfully accompanied Tom over to the Drum a few evenings after his arrival.
young
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From this reading The good woman said to herself, “The motor is always washed and put away by six o’clock, and if he comes here, he must either sit in his room or in the kitchen, and _she_ wasn’t a-goin’ to have that blocked up with young girls, and never a chair for herself and her own friends.”
