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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 START AND FINISH Whenever he was at home at the time of the Assizes Lord Swarleigh made a point of inviting the Judge to dinner.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "It's an enormous house, but distinctly ugly," he told the Marshal as they drove along.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It's an enormous house, but distinctly ugly," he told the Marshal as they drove along.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading START AND FINISH Whenever he was at home at the time of the Assizes Lord Swarleigh made a point of inviting the Judge to dinner.
aristocratic
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
Assizesplural noun, historicalUS /əˈsaɪzɪz/
former courts that met at regular times in each English county
From this reading START AND FINISH Whenever he was at home at the time of the Assizes Lord Swarleigh made a point of inviting the Judge to dinner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading START AND FINISH Whenever he was at home at the time of the Assizes Lord Swarleigh made a point of inviting the Judge to dinner.
attention
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From this reading He was Lord-Lieutenant of the County, and he considered the attention due from the Military to the Civil Representative of the Crown.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It's an enormous house, but distinctly ugly," he told the Marshal as they drove along.
car
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
carriage
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
ceremony
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
Christopher
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
Civil
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From this reading He was Lord-Lieutenant of the County, and he considered the attention due from the Military to the Civil Representative of the Crown.
considered
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From this reading He was Lord-Lieutenant of the County, and he considered the attention due from the Military to the Civil Representative of the Crown.
County
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From this reading He was Lord-Lieutenant of the County, and he considered the attention due from the Military to the Civil Representative of the Crown.
court
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
Crown
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From this reading He was Lord-Lieutenant of the County, and he considered the attention due from the Military to the Civil Representative of the Crown.
dinner
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From this reading START AND FINISH Whenever he was at home at the time of the Assizes Lord Swarleigh made a point of inviting the Judge to dinner.
distinctly
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From this reading "It's an enormous house, but distinctly ugly," he told the Marshal as they drove along.
dress
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
drive
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
drove
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From this reading "It's an enormous house, but distinctly ugly," he told the Marshal as they drove along.
due
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From this reading He was Lord-Lieutenant of the County, and he considered the attention due from the Military to the Civil Representative of the Crown.
enormous
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From this reading "It's an enormous house, but distinctly ugly," he told the Marshal as they drove along.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But they've got a lot of fine things, and they're nice people.
FINISH
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From this reading START AND FINISH Whenever he was at home at the time of the Assizes Lord Swarleigh made a point of inviting the Judge to dinner.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was Lord-Lieutenant of the County, and he considered the attention due from the Military to the Civil Representative of the Crown.
got
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From this reading "But they've got a lot of fine things, and they're nice people.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading START AND FINISH Whenever he was at home at the time of the Assizes Lord Swarleigh made a point of inviting the Judge to dinner.
Higham
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
hilly
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
hired
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
home
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From this reading START AND FINISH Whenever he was at home at the time of the Assizes Lord Swarleigh made a point of inviting the Judge to dinner.
horses
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
house
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From this reading "It's an enormous house, but distinctly ugly," he told the Marshal as they drove along.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
inviting
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From this reading START AND FINISH Whenever he was at home at the time of the Assizes Lord Swarleigh made a point of inviting the Judge to dinner.
It's
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From this reading "It's an enormous house, but distinctly ugly," he told the Marshal as they drove along.
Judge
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From this reading START AND FINISH Whenever he was at home at the time of the Assizes Lord Swarleigh made a point of inviting the Judge to dinner.
lay
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
Lord
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From this reading START AND FINISH Whenever he was at home at the time of the Assizes Lord Swarleigh made a point of inviting the Judge to dinner.
Lord-Lieutenant
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From this reading He was Lord-Lieutenant of the County, and he considered the attention due from the Military to the Civil Representative of the Crown.
lot
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From this reading "But they've got a lot of fine things, and they're nice people.
made
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From this reading START AND FINISH Whenever he was at home at the time of the Assizes Lord Swarleigh made a point of inviting the Judge to dinner.
Marshal
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From this reading "It's an enormous house, but distinctly ugly," he told the Marshal as they drove along.
mercy
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
miles
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
Military
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From this reading He was Lord-Lieutenant of the County, and he considered the attention due from the Military to the Civil Representative of the Crown.
nice
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From this reading "But they've got a lot of fine things, and they're nice people.
occasion
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading START AND FINISH Whenever he was at home at the time of the Assizes Lord Swarleigh made a point of inviting the Judge to dinner.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
own
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
Park
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
patience
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
people
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From this reading "But they've got a lot of fine things, and they're nice people.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading START AND FINISH Whenever he was at home at the time of the Assizes Lord Swarleigh made a point of inviting the Judge to dinner.
refined
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
refused
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
Representative
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From this reading He was Lord-Lieutenant of the County, and he considered the attention due from the Military to the Civil Representative of the Crown.
Sir
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
six
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
STARTnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading START AND FINISH Whenever he was at home at the time of the Assizes Lord Swarleigh made a point of inviting the Judge to dinner.
state
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
Swarleigh
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From this reading START AND FINISH Whenever he was at home at the time of the Assizes Lord Swarleigh made a point of inviting the Judge to dinner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading START AND FINISH Whenever he was at home at the time of the Assizes Lord Swarleigh made a point of inviting the Judge to dinner.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's an enormous house, but distinctly ugly," he told the Marshal as they drove along.
they're
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From this reading "But they've got a lot of fine things, and they're nice people.
they've
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From this reading "But they've got a lot of fine things, and they're nice people.
things
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From this reading "But they've got a lot of fine things, and they're nice people.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading START AND FINISH Whenever he was at home at the time of the Assizes Lord Swarleigh made a point of inviting the Judge to dinner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading START AND FINISH Whenever he was at home at the time of the Assizes Lord Swarleigh made a point of inviting the Judge to dinner.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's an enormous house, but distinctly ugly," he told the Marshal as they drove along.
town
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
treated
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
ugly
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From this reading "It's an enormous house, but distinctly ugly," he told the Marshal as they drove along.
very
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From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading START AND FINISH Whenever he was at home at the time of the Assizes Lord Swarleigh made a point of inviting the Judge to dinner.
WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading START AND FINISH Whenever he was at home at the time of the Assizes Lord Swarleigh made a point of inviting the Judge to dinner.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The occasion was treated as one of ceremony, and though Sir Christopher, in mercy to the horses and his own patience, refused to drive the six hilly miles which lay between the town and Higham Swarleigh Park in the state carriage, and hired a car, he was in court dress; very refined and aristocratic he looked.
