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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Nothing could be better than the manner in which, at this time, the servants about Castle Richmond conducted themselves.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nothing could be better than the manner in which, at this time, the servants about Castle Richmond conducted themselves.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
better
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From this reading Nothing could be better than the manner in which, at this time, the servants about Castle Richmond conducted themselves.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
care
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From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
Castle
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From this reading Nothing could be better than the manner in which, at this time, the servants about Castle Richmond conducted themselves.
comfort
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From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
conducted
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From this reading Nothing could be better than the manner in which, at this time, the servants about Castle Richmond conducted themselves.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could be better than the manner in which, at this time, the servants about Castle Richmond conducted themselves.
countess
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From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
Court
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From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
day
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From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
departure
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From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
Desmond
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From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
dressed
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From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
dressing
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From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
felt
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From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
Fitzgerald
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From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
foolish
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From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
gloved
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From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
got
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From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
hand
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From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
Herbert
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From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
hitherto
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From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
horse
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From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
how
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From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST STAGE.
London
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From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
longer
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From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
lost
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From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
love
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From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
manner
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From this reading Nothing could be better than the manner in which, at this time, the servants about Castle Richmond conducted themselves.
more
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From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
much
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From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
mud
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From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
nag
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From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could be better than the manner in which, at this time, the servants about Castle Richmond conducted themselves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
off
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From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
once
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From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
perceived
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From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
personal
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From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
rain
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From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
Richmond
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From this reading Nothing could be better than the manner in which, at this time, the servants about Castle Richmond conducted themselves.
rode
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From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
sad
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From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
servants
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From this reading Nothing could be better than the manner in which, at this time, the servants about Castle Richmond conducted themselves.
silver-mounted
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From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
some
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From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
spirit
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From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
STAGE
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From this reading THE LAST STAGE.
taking
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From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST STAGE.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Nothing could be better than the manner in which, at this time, the servants about Castle Richmond conducted themselves.
there
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From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nothing could be better than the manner in which, at this time, the servants about Castle Richmond conducted themselves.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing could be better than the manner in which, at this time, the servants about Castle Richmond conducted themselves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
up
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From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
walking
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From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
want
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From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the day before his departure for London, Herbert Fitzgerald once more got on his horse--the horse that was to be no longer his after that day--and rode off towards Desmond Court.
well-groomed
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From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had already perceived how foolish he had been in walking thither through the mud and rain when last he went there, and how much he had lost by his sad appearance that day, and by his want of personal comfort.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nothing could be better than the manner in which, at this time, the servants about Castle Richmond conducted themselves.
whip
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From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So he dressed himself with some care--dressing not for his love, but for the countess,--and taking his silver-mounted whip in his gloved hand, he got up on his well-groomed nag with more spirit than he had hitherto felt.
