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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 Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
according
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This is a very sad errand for me to have to attend upon you in such an awful position.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
attend
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From this reading This is a very sad errand for me to have to attend upon you in such an awful position.”
averting
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From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
awful
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From this reading This is a very sad errand for me to have to attend upon you in such an awful position.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Littlewood said, “I should have been much more gratified, Peace, to have visited you under different circumstances.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
chaplain
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
circumstances
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From this reading Mr. Littlewood said, “I should have been much more gratified, Peace, to have visited you under different circumstances.
CONFESSION
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From this reading THE CONVICT’S CONFESSION.
confessions
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
convict
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
CONVICT'S
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From this reading THE CONVICT’S CONFESSION.
custom
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
Daily
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
Darnall
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Littlewood said, “I should have been much more gratified, Peace, to have visited you under different circumstances.
Dr
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
emotion
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From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
entered
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
errand
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From this reading This is a very sad errand for me to have to attend upon you in such an awful position.”
exceedingly
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From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
face
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From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
followed
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
following
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This is a very sad errand for me to have to attend upon you in such an awful position.”
friend
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
full
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
gave
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
glance
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From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
gratified
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From this reading Mr. Littlewood said, “I should have been much more gratified, Peace, to have visited you under different circumstances.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. Littlewood said, “I should have been much more gratified, Peace, to have visited you under different circumstances.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
hide
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From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
how
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is a very sad errand for me to have to attend upon you in such an awful position.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a very sad errand for me to have to attend upon you in such an awful position.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
Littlewood
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This is a very sad errand for me to have to attend upon you in such an awful position.”
more
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From this reading Mr. Littlewood said, “I should have been much more gratified, Peace, to have visited you under different circumstances.
Mr
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
much
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From this reading Mr. Littlewood said, “I should have been much more gratified, Peace, to have visited you under different circumstances.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
old
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
only
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From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
Peace
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
Peace's
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
poorly
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From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
position
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From this reading This is a very sad errand for me to have to attend upon you in such an awful position.”
Prison
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
Rev
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
round
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From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
sad
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From this reading This is a very sad errand for me to have to attend upon you in such an awful position.”
said
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From this reading Mr. Littlewood said, “I should have been much more gratified, Peace, to have visited you under different circumstances.
saluted
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
see
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From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
Sheffield
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Mr. Littlewood said, “I should have been much more gratified, Peace, to have visited you under different circumstances.
sir
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From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This is a very sad errand for me to have to attend upon you in such an awful position.”
Telegraph
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
text
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONVICT’S CONFESSION.
then
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From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a very sad errand for me to have to attend upon you in such an awful position.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
to-day
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
turned
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From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Mr. Littlewood said, “I should have been much more gratified, Peace, to have visited you under different circumstances.
up
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From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
very
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From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
vicar
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
visited
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From this reading Mr. Littlewood said, “I should have been much more gratified, Peace, to have visited you under different circumstances.
Wakefield
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
Well
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From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
wistful
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From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Peace looked up at him with a wistful glance, and replied, “I am only very poorly, sir,” and then, after averting his face, as if to hide the emotion upon it, he turned round and added, “but I am exceedingly pleased to see you.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The _Sheffield Daily Telegraph_ gave the following as the full text of Peace’s confessions to the Rev. Dr. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall:―― When Mr. Littlewood entered the cell he saluted the convict according to the custom he followed when he was chaplain at Wakefield Prison――“Well, my old friend Peace, how are you to-day?”
