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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 It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
abode
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From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
ago
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From this reading Their tragical story is well known to me, although its principal events happened more than sixty years ago, when I was a boy.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their tragical story is well known to me, although its principal events happened more than sixty years ago, when I was a boy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
any
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From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
apparently
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From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
attended
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From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
aught
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From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
averse
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From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
beautiful
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From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
boy
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From this reading Their tragical story is well known to me, although its principal events happened more than sixty years ago, when I was a boy.
built
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From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
called
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From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
certainly
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From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
change
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From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
changed
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From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
circulate
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From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
coincidence
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From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
comfort
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From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
connection
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From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
country
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From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
Cusack
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From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
day
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From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
deal
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From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
desired
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From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
doubt
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From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
enclosed
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From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
events
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From this reading Their tragical story is well known to me, although its principal events happened more than sixty years ago, when I was a boy.
fables
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From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
family
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From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
Farm
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From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
gone
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From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
grown
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From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
happened
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From this reading Their tragical story is well known to me, although its principal events happened more than sixty years ago, when I was a boy.
hard-featured
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From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
house
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From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
inventing
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From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Their tragical story is well known to me, although its principal events happened more than sixty years ago, when I was a boy.
knowing
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From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
known
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From this reading Their tragical story is well known to me, although its principal events happened more than sixty years ago, when I was a boy.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
lived
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From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
local
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From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
made
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From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
man
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From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
means
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From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
men
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From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
middle-aged
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From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
more
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From this reading Their tragical story is well known to me, although its principal events happened more than sixty years ago, when I was a boy.
morose
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From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
nearly
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From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
news
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From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
now
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From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
oblivion
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From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
off
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From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
old
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From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
only
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From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
other
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From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
Pertwood
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From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
place
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From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
planted
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From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
principal
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From this reading Their tragical story is well known to me, although its principal events happened more than sixty years ago, when I was a boy.
related
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From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
rumour
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From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
shut
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From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
sixty
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From this reading Their tragical story is well known to me, although its principal events happened more than sixty years ago, when I was a boy.
sombre
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From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
some
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From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
story
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From this reading Their tragical story is well known to me, although its principal events happened more than sixty years ago, when I was a boy.
strange
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From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
stumble
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From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
taken
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From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
tenants
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From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Their tragical story is well known to me, although its principal events happened more than sixty years ago, when I was a boy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their tragical story is well known to me, although its principal events happened more than sixty years ago, when I was a boy.
Then
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From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
there
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From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
tired
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From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
tragical
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From this reading Their tragical story is well known to me, although its principal events happened more than sixty years ago, when I was a boy.
trees
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From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
unhappy
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From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
up
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From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
vicinity
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From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their tragical story is well known to me, although its principal events happened more than sixty years ago, when I was a boy.
well
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From this reading Their tragical story is well known to me, although its principal events happened more than sixty years ago, when I was a boy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Their tragical story is well known to me, although its principal events happened more than sixty years ago, when I was a boy.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
wife
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From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
wished
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From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
women's
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From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
work
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From this reading He lived in it for some years, attended only by one hard-featured man, who did apparently men and women’s work equally well--lived there until local rumour had grown tired of inventing fables about him, and left him to the oblivion he desired.
world
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From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
years
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From this reading Their tragical story is well known to me, although its principal events happened more than sixty years ago, when I was a boy.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The house had been built and enclosed, and the trees planted, by a morose old man who wished to shut himself off from the world, yet was by no means averse to a good deal of creature comfort.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
young
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From this reading Then one day the news began to circulate that Pertwood had changed hands, that old Cusack was gone, and that a middle-aged man with a beautiful young wife had taken up his abode there, without any one in the vicinity knowing aught of the change until it had been made.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading It is certainly a strange coincidence that you should stumble across that sombre place, because, after what you told me the other day about your family connection with this part of the country, I have no doubt whatever that the unhappy tenants of Pertwood Farm (as it is called even now) were nearly related to yourself.
