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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 The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
arrived
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From this reading It was evening when I arrived, much fatigued by the journey I had so often made so easily.
assiduity
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From this reading Whereas the Boar had cultivated my good opinion with warm assiduity when I was coming into property, the Boar was exceedingly cool on the subject now that I was going out of property.
assign
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From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
bedroom
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From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
Blue
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From this reading I found the Blue Boar in possession of the intelligence, and I found that it made a great change in the Boar’s demeanour.
Boar
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From this reading I found the Blue Boar in possession of the intelligence, and I found that it made a great change in the Boar’s demeanour.
Boar's
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From this reading I found the Blue Boar in possession of the intelligence, and I found that it made a great change in the Boar’s demeanour.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was evening when I arrived, much fatigued by the journey I had so often made so easily.
chamber
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From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
change
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From this reading I found the Blue Boar in possession of the intelligence, and I found that it made a great change in the Boar’s demeanour.
coming
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From this reading Whereas the Boar had cultivated my good opinion with warm assiduity when I was coming into property, the Boar was exceedingly cool on the subject now that I was going out of property.
cool
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From this reading Whereas the Boar had cultivated my good opinion with warm assiduity when I was coming into property, the Boar was exceedingly cool on the subject now that I was going out of property.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
cultivated
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From this reading Whereas the Boar had cultivated my good opinion with warm assiduity when I was coming into property, the Boar was exceedingly cool on the subject now that I was going out of property.
demeanour
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From this reading I found the Blue Boar in possession of the intelligence, and I found that it made a great change in the Boar’s demeanour.
down
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From this reading The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
easily
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From this reading It was evening when I arrived, much fatigued by the journey I had so often made so easily.
engaged
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From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
evening
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From this reading It was evening when I arrived, much fatigued by the journey I had so often made so easily.
exceedingly
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From this reading Whereas the Boar had cultivated my good opinion with warm assiduity when I was coming into property, the Boar was exceedingly cool on the subject now that I was going out of property.
expectations
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From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
fall
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From this reading The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
fatigued
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From this reading It was evening when I arrived, much fatigued by the journey I had so often made so easily.
fortunes
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From this reading The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found the Blue Boar in possession of the intelligence, and I found that it made a great change in the Boar’s demeanour.
going
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From this reading Whereas the Boar had cultivated my good opinion with warm assiduity when I was coming into property, the Boar was exceedingly cool on the subject now that I was going out of property.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whereas the Boar had cultivated my good opinion with warm assiduity when I was coming into property, the Boar was exceedingly cool on the subject now that I was going out of property.
got
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From this reading The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found the Blue Boar in possession of the intelligence, and I found that it made a great change in the Boar’s demeanour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
heavy
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From this reading The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
high
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From this reading The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I found the Blue Boar in possession of the intelligence, and I found that it made a great change in the Boar’s demeanour.
indifferent
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From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
intelligence
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From this reading I found the Blue Boar in possession of the intelligence, and I found that it made a great change in the Boar’s demeanour.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Whereas the Boar had cultivated my good opinion with warm assiduity when I was coming into property, the Boar was exceedingly cool on the subject now that I was going out of property.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I found the Blue Boar in possession of the intelligence, and I found that it made a great change in the Boar’s demeanour.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was evening when I arrived, much fatigued by the journey I had so often made so easily.
made
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From this reading I found the Blue Boar in possession of the intelligence, and I found that it made a great change in the Boar’s demeanour.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
much
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From this reading It was evening when I arrived, much fatigued by the journey I had so often made so easily.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
native
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From this reading The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
neighbourhood
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From this reading The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
now
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From this reading Whereas the Boar had cultivated my good opinion with warm assiduity when I was coming into property, the Boar was exceedingly cool on the subject now that I was going out of property.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
often
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From this reading It was evening when I arrived, much fatigued by the journey I had so often made so easily.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whereas the Boar had cultivated my good opinion with warm assiduity when I was coming into property, the Boar was exceedingly cool on the subject now that I was going out of property.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
only
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From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
opinion
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From this reading Whereas the Boar had cultivated my good opinion with warm assiduity when I was coming into property, the Boar was exceedingly cool on the subject now that I was going out of property.
out
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From this reading Whereas the Boar had cultivated my good opinion with warm assiduity when I was coming into property, the Boar was exceedingly cool on the subject now that I was going out of property.
pigeons
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From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
place
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From this reading The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
possession
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From this reading I found the Blue Boar in possession of the intelligence, and I found that it made a great change in the Boar’s demeanour.
post-chaises
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From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
probably
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From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
property
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From this reading Whereas the Boar had cultivated my good opinion with warm assiduity when I was coming into property, the Boar was exceedingly cool on the subject now that I was going out of property.
put
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From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was evening when I arrived, much fatigued by the journey I had so often made so easily.
some
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From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
subject
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From this reading Whereas the Boar had cultivated my good opinion with warm assiduity when I was coming into property, the Boar was exceedingly cool on the subject now that I was going out of property.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I found the Blue Boar in possession of the intelligence, and I found that it made a great change in the Boar’s demeanour.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
there
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From this reading The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
tidingsnounUS /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tidings of my high fortunes having had a heavy fall had got down to my native place and its neighbourhood before I got there.
up
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From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
usual
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From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
very
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From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
warm
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From this reading Whereas the Boar had cultivated my good opinion with warm assiduity when I was coming into property, the Boar was exceedingly cool on the subject now that I was going out of property.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whereas the Boar had cultivated my good opinion with warm assiduity when I was coming into property, the Boar was exceedingly cool on the subject now that I was going out of property.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Whereas the Boar had cultivated my good opinion with warm assiduity when I was coming into property, the Boar was exceedingly cool on the subject now that I was going out of property.
WhereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading Whereas the Boar had cultivated my good opinion with warm assiduity when I was coming into property, the Boar was exceedingly cool on the subject now that I was going out of property.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whereas the Boar had cultivated my good opinion with warm assiduity when I was coming into property, the Boar was exceedingly cool on the subject now that I was going out of property.
yard
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From this reading The Boar could not put me into my usual bedroom, which was engaged (probably by some one who had expectations), and could only assign me a very indifferent chamber among the pigeons and post-chaises up the yard.
