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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
also
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
attacked
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From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
authors
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
aware
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
awe
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From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
back
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From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
Battye
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From this reading Commander and Mrs. Battye called.
beauty
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
brains
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
bringing
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From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
called
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From this reading Commander and Mrs. Battye called.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
cherished
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
chronicled
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From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
Commander
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From this reading Commander and Mrs. Battye called.
consequence
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From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
couldn't
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From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
country
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From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
cuckoo
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
daughter
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From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
Deadham
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From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
DEALING
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From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
DEMONSTRATIONS
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From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
dissensions
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From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
Doris
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
EMBLEMS
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From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
energetic
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
flanked
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
following
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From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
gentry
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From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
girls
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
Hard
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From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
hedge
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
High
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From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
historic
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From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
Horniblow
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
inhabitants
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From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
instructed
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From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
internal
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From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
limitations
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
Louisa
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From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
loved
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
mistress
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From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
Monday
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From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
most
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From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
mother
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
Mrs
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From this reading Commander and Mrs. Battye called.
nest
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
notice
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From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
OMENS
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From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
parents
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From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
parishes
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From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
parochial
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From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
perfectly
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
persons
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
plain
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
promptly
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From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
rallied
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
resembled
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From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
revelling
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From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
School
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From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
scrapped
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From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
set
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From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
sheltered
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
shrewd
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
solidarity
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From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
sparrow
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
steady
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From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
stream
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From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
Sunday
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From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
Taylor
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From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
thick-set
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
tight-lipped
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From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
two
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
vendetta
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From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
village
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From this reading As one consequence of such parochial solidarity, the village gentry set in a steady stream towards The Hard on the Monday afternoon following the historic Sunday already chronicled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
well
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From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
well-meaning
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
wholesomely
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From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Captain and Mrs. Taylor called, bringing with them their daughter Louisa, a tight-lipped, well instructed High School mistress, of whom her parents stood--one couldn't but notice it--most wholesomely in awe.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
world
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From this reading DEALING WITH EMBLEMS, OMENS AND DEMONSTRATIONS Deadham resembled most country parishes in this, that, while revelling in internal dissensions, when attacked from without its inhabitants promptly scrapped every vendetta and, for the time being, stood back to back against the world.
young
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
youthful
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From this reading As is the youthful cuckoo in the nest of the hedge sparrow, so was Louisa Taylor to the authors of her being.--Mrs. Horniblow called also, flanked by her two girls, May and Doris--plain, thick-set, energetic, well-meaning young persons, whom their shrewd mother loved, sheltered, rallied, and cherished, while perfectly aware of their limitations as to beauty and to brains.
