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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 A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
accident
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From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
aid
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From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
ale
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From this reading A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
all
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From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INTERLUDE The Packhorse Inn, lower down the village, was not nearly so frequented as was the Royal George.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Its meagre, dilapidated appearance frightened most customers away.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN INTERLUDE The Packhorse Inn, lower down the village, was not nearly so frequented as was the Royal George.
away
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From this reading Its meagre, dilapidated appearance frightened most customers away.
Bathurst
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From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
Brassington
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From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
carried
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From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
chose
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From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
coach
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From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
cushions
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From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
customers
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From this reading Its meagre, dilapidated appearance frightened most customers away.
dilapidated
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From this reading Its meagre, dilapidated appearance frightened most customers away.
down
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From this reading AN INTERLUDE The Packhorse Inn, lower down the village, was not nearly so frequented as was the Royal George.
extent
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From this reading A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
few
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From this reading A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
finding
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From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
frequented
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From this reading AN INTERLUDE The Packhorse Inn, lower down the village, was not nearly so frequented as was the Royal George.
friend
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From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
frightened
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From this reading Its meagre, dilapidated appearance frightened most customers away.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
George
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From this reading AN INTERLUDE The Packhorse Inn, lower down the village, was not nearly so frequented as was the Royal George.
green
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From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
groom
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From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
HeathnounUS /hiːθ/
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
improvised
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From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
Inn
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From this reading AN INTERLUDE The Packhorse Inn, lower down the village, was not nearly so frequented as was the Royal George.
INTERLUDE
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From this reading AN INTERLUDE The Packhorse Inn, lower down the village, was not nearly so frequented as was the Royal George.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
invariably
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From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its meagre, dilapidated appearance frightened most customers away.
John
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From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
kind
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From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
Lady
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From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
lower
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From this reading AN INTERLUDE The Packhorse Inn, lower down the village, was not nearly so frequented as was the Royal George.
meagre
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From this reading Its meagre, dilapidated appearance frightened most customers away.
miles
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From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
more
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From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
most
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From this reading Its meagre, dilapidated appearance frightened most customers away.
mostly
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From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
nearly
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From this reading AN INTERLUDE The Packhorse Inn, lower down the village, was not nearly so frequented as was the Royal George.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AN INTERLUDE The Packhorse Inn, lower down the village, was not nearly so frequented as was the Royal George.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
only
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From this reading A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
Packhorse
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From this reading AN INTERLUDE The Packhorse Inn, lower down the village, was not nearly so frequented as was the Royal George.
parlour
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From this reading A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
Patience's
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From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
patronised
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From this reading A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
porch
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From this reading A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
preferred
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From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
rough
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From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
Royal
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From this reading AN INTERLUDE The Packhorse Inn, lower down the village, was not nearly so frequented as was the Royal George.
safe
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From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
shelter
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From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
sipping
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From this reading A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
small
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From this reading A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading AN INTERLUDE The Packhorse Inn, lower down the village, was not nearly so frequented as was the Royal George.
solid
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From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
Stich
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From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
stretcher
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From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
substantial
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From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INTERLUDE The Packhorse Inn, lower down the village, was not nearly so frequented as was the Royal George.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
there
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From this reading A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
Timothy
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From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
travellers
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From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
two
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From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
unhesitatingly
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From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
very
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From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
village
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From this reading AN INTERLUDE The Packhorse Inn, lower down the village, was not nearly so frequented as was the Royal George.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN INTERLUDE The Packhorse Inn, lower down the village, was not nearly so frequented as was the Royal George.
way
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From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
wet
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From this reading A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had improvised a rough kind of stretcher, with the help of the cushions from Lady Patience’s coach, and on this, with the aid of Timothy the groom, he had carried Bathurst all the way across two miles of Heath into Brassington.
wounded
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From this reading The few—very few—travellers, whom accident mostly brought to Brassington, invariably preferred the more solid, substantial inn on the green, but when it was a question of finding safe shelter for his wounded friend, John Stich unhesitatingly chose the Packhorse.
yokels
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From this reading A few yokels only patronised it to the extent of sipping their small ale there, in the parlour when it was wet, or outside the porch when it was fine.
