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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 BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
anxious
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
Brodfield
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
buried
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From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
carry
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
character
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From this reading A suicide was something entirely foreign to the character of the community, and the topic was exhaustively debated in the Drum.
community
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From this reading A suicide was something entirely foreign to the character of the community, and the topic was exhaustively debated in the Drum.
Crampton
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From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
crime
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
cross-roads
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From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
death
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
debated
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From this reading A suicide was something entirely foreign to the character of the community, and the topic was exhaustively debated in the Drum.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
down
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
drown
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
Drum
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From this reading A suicide was something entirely foreign to the character of the community, and the topic was exhaustively debated in the Drum.
elapsed
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A suicide was something entirely foreign to the character of the community, and the topic was exhaustively debated in the Drum.
entreaties
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
exhaustively
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From this reading A suicide was something entirely foreign to the character of the community, and the topic was exhaustively debated in the Drum.
extreme
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
foreign
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From this reading A suicide was something entirely foreign to the character of the community, and the topic was exhaustively debated in the Drum.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
funeral
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
Gaol
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
gave
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From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
home
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
House
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
inquest
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The village was stirred out of its normal lethargy and, secretly, rather proud of being the scene of a sensation, and newspaper paragraphs.
Ivy
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
jealous
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
Joe
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
law
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
leave
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
lethargy
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From this reading The village was stirred out of its normal lethargy and, secretly, rather proud of being the scene of a sensation, and newspaper paragraphs.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
Miss
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
Morven
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
nearest
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From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
newspaper
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From this reading The village was stirred out of its normal lethargy and, secretly, rather proud of being the scene of a sensation, and newspaper paragraphs.
night
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
normal
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From this reading The village was stirred out of its normal lethargy and, secretly, rather proud of being the scene of a sensation, and newspaper paragraphs.
occurred
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
off
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
opinion
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From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
Ottinge
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
out
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From this reading The village was stirred out of its normal lethargy and, secretly, rather proud of being the scene of a sensation, and newspaper paragraphs.
own
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
paid
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
paragraphs
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From this reading The village was stirred out of its normal lethargy and, secretly, rather proud of being the scene of a sensation, and newspaper paragraphs.
Parson
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
penalty
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
place
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
prayers
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
preferred
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
previously
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
probably
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From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
proud
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From this reading The village was stirred out of its normal lethargy and, secretly, rather proud of being the scene of a sensation, and newspaper paragraphs.
Ramsay
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From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
Ramsay's
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
rather
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From this reading The village was stirred out of its normal lethargy and, secretly, rather proud of being the scene of a sensation, and newspaper paragraphs.
recollection
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From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
Rectory
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
remain
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
remains
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From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
scene
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From this reading The village was stirred out of its normal lethargy and, secretly, rather proud of being the scene of a sensation, and newspaper paragraphs.
screams
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
secretly
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From this reading The village was stirred out of its normal lethargy and, secretly, rather proud of being the scene of a sensation, and newspaper paragraphs.
sensation
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From this reading The village was stirred out of its normal lethargy and, secretly, rather proud of being the scene of a sensation, and newspaper paragraphs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A suicide was something entirely foreign to the character of the community, and the topic was exhaustively debated in the Drum.
speaking
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From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
spent
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
stake
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From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
stirred
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From this reading The village was stirred out of its normal lethargy and, secretly, rather proud of being the scene of a sensation, and newspaper paragraphs.
succeeding
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
suicide
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From this reading A suicide was something entirely foreign to the character of the community, and the topic was exhaustively debated in the Drum.
SUNDIAL
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
taken
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
then
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
thrown
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
ThundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
topic
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From this reading A suicide was something entirely foreign to the character of the community, and the topic was exhaustively debated in the Drum.
tragedy
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
twenty
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
village
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A suicide was something entirely foreign to the character of the community, and the topic was exhaustively debated in the Drum.
Watkins
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
well
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
widow
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From this reading The Parson and Miss Morven spent the night succeeding Captain Ramsay’s death at Ivy House, and were anxious to carry his widow off to the Rectory; but she preferred to remain in her own home until after the funeral, and then leave Ottinge.
wife
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Joe Thunder gave it as _his_ opinion that the remains of Captain Ramsay--speaking from recollection--would be buried with a stake at a cross-roads--probably at Crampton, being nearest.
years
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From this reading BY THE SUNDIAL A long time had elapsed since a tragedy or an inquest had taken place in Ottinge; the last had occurred twenty years previously, when Joe Watkins (a village name), being jealous, had thrown his wife down a well, and, despite her prayers, entreaties, and screams, had left her to drown, for which crime he had paid the extreme penalty of the law in Brodfield Gaol.
