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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 As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
beg
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From this reading 'I beg to offer my congratulations,' continued he, setting a chair for her.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
bite
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
came
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
chair
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From this reading 'I beg to offer my congratulations,' continued he, setting a chair for her.
child
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
Christian
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
congratulations
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From this reading 'I beg to offer my congratulations,' continued he, setting a chair for her.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'I beg to offer my congratulations,' continued he, setting a chair for her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading 'On the demonstration we have this day received of your superior judgement, Ma'am,' said Rupert, 'though indeed we could hardly have doubted it before.'
day
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From this reading 'On the demonstration we have this day received of your superior judgement, Ma'am,' said Rupert, 'though indeed we could hardly have doubted it before.'
demonstration
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From this reading 'On the demonstration we have this day received of your superior judgement, Ma'am,' said Rupert, 'though indeed we could hardly have doubted it before.'
die
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
died
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
dinner
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
dog
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
doubted
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From this reading 'On the demonstration we have this day received of your superior judgement, Ma'am,' said Rupert, 'though indeed we could hardly have doubted it before.'
drawing-room
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
eye
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I beg to offer my congratulations,' continued he, setting a chair for her.
hardly
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From this reading 'On the demonstration we have this day received of your superior judgement, Ma'am,' said Rupert, 'though indeed we could hardly have doubted it before.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'On the demonstration we have this day received of your superior judgement, Ma'am,' said Rupert, 'though indeed we could hardly have doubted it before.'
Hazleby
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I beg to offer my congratulations,' continued he, setting a chair for her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I beg to offer my congratulations,' continued he, setting a chair for her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
indeed
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From this reading 'On the demonstration we have this day received of your superior judgement, Ma'am,' said Rupert, 'though indeed we could hardly have doubted it before.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
judgement
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From this reading 'On the demonstration we have this day received of your superior judgement, Ma'am,' said Rupert, 'though indeed we could hardly have doubted it before.'
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 'Pray let me understand you, Mr. Merton,' said Mrs. Hazleby.
lied
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
light
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hazleby looked surprised.
Ma'am
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From this reading 'On the demonstration we have this day received of your superior judgement, Ma'am,' said Rupert, 'though indeed we could hardly have doubted it before.'
mad
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
made
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Pray let me understand you, Mr. Merton,' said Mrs. Hazleby.
Merton
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From this reading 'Pray let me understand you, Mr. Merton,' said Mrs. Hazleby.
Mr
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From this reading 'Pray let me understand you, Mr. Merton,' said Mrs. Hazleby.
Mrs
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I beg to offer my congratulations,' continued he, setting a chair for her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
offer
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From this reading 'I beg to offer my congratulations,' continued he, setting a chair for her.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'On the demonstration we have this day received of your superior judgement, Ma'am,' said Rupert, 'though indeed we could hardly have doubted it before.'
Pray
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From this reading 'Pray let me understand you, Mr. Merton,' said Mrs. Hazleby.
received
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From this reading 'On the demonstration we have this day received of your superior judgement, Ma'am,' said Rupert, 'though indeed we could hardly have doubted it before.'
recovered
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
repeating
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
rogues
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
Rupert
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
sad
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
said
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From this reading 'On the demonstration we have this day received of your superior judgement, Ma'am,' said Rupert, 'though indeed we could hardly have doubted it before.'
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
setting
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From this reading 'I beg to offer my congratulations,' continued he, setting a chair for her.
shewed
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
soon
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
sore
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
superior
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From this reading 'On the demonstration we have this day received of your superior judgement, Ma'am,' said Rupert, 'though indeed we could hardly have doubted it before.'
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hazleby looked surprised.
swore
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'On the demonstration we have this day received of your superior judgement, Ma'am,' said Rupert, 'though indeed we could hardly have doubted it before.'
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading 'On the demonstration we have this day received of your superior judgement, Ma'am,' said Rupert, 'though indeed we could hardly have doubted it before.'
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Pray let me understand you, Mr. Merton,' said Mrs. Hazleby.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'On the demonstration we have this day received of your superior judgement, Ma'am,' said Rupert, 'though indeed we could hardly have doubted it before.'
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
wonder
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
wound
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From this reading As soon as Mrs. Hazleby made her appearance in the drawing-room before dinner, Rupert began repeating, 'The wound it seemed both sore and sad To every Christian eye, And while they swore the dog was mad, They swore the child would die, But soon a wonder came to light, That shewed the rogues they lied, The child recovered of the bite, It was the dog that died.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Pray let me understand you, Mr. Merton,' said Mrs. Hazleby.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'On the demonstration we have this day received of your superior judgement, Ma'am,' said Rupert, 'though indeed we could hardly have doubted it before.'
