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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 "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
announce
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
anon
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
barks
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'm sure he'll turn out to be comic too,--in a way--he'll be the 'heavy father' of the piece!
better
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
bounding
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
boys
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From this reading And then the quaint funny men who came to see me last night,--and those village boys this morning!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
came
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From this reading And then the quaint funny men who came to see me last night,--and those village boys this morning!
comedy
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
comic
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From this reading I'm sure he'll turn out to be comic too,--in a way--he'll be the 'heavy father' of the piece!
country
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
declared
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
deep
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
delight
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
dog
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
entertained
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
father
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From this reading I'm sure he'll turn out to be comic too,--in a way--he'll be the 'heavy father' of the piece!
finding
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
front
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
fun
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From this reading Really I never imagined I should have so much fun!"
funny
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From this reading And then the quaint funny men who came to see me last night,--and those village boys this morning!
hand
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Really I never imagined I should have so much fun!"
he'll
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From this reading I'm sure he'll turn out to be comic too,--in a way--he'll be the 'heavy father' of the piece!
heavy
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From this reading I'm sure he'll turn out to be comic too,--in a way--he'll be the 'heavy father' of the piece!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
huge
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
I'm
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From this reading I'm sure he'll turn out to be comic too,--in a way--he'll be the 'heavy father' of the piece!
imagined
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From this reading Really I never imagined I should have so much fun!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
joyous
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
kiss
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then the quaint funny men who came to see me last night,--and those village boys this morning!
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
lightly
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then the quaint funny men who came to see me last night,--and those village boys this morning!
men
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From this reading And then the quaint funny men who came to see me last night,--and those village boys this morning!
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then the quaint funny men who came to see me last night,--and those village boys this morning!
much
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
night
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From this reading And then the quaint funny men who came to see me last night,--and those village boys this morning!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
out
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From this reading I'm sure he'll turn out to be comic too,--in a way--he'll be the 'heavy father' of the piece!
parson
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From this reading And the 'saintly' parson!
perfect
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
piece
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From this reading I'm sure he'll turn out to be comic too,--in a way--he'll be the 'heavy father' of the piece!
play
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
quaint
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From this reading And then the quaint funny men who came to see me last night,--and those village boys this morning!
Really
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From this reading Really I never imagined I should have so much fun!"
returning
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
saintly
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From this reading And the 'saintly' parson!
see
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From this reading And then the quaint funny men who came to see me last night,--and those village boys this morning!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Really I never imagined I should have so much fun!"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
Spruce
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
stage
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm sure he'll turn out to be comic too,--in a way--he'll be the 'heavy father' of the piece!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
then
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From this reading And then the quaint funny men who came to see me last night,--and those village boys this morning!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And then the quaint funny men who came to see me last night,--and those village boys this morning!
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And then the quaint funny men who came to see me last night,--and those village boys this morning!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
too
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From this reading I'm sure he'll turn out to be comic too,--in a way--he'll be the 'heavy father' of the piece!
turn
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From this reading I'm sure he'll turn out to be comic too,--in a way--he'll be the 'heavy father' of the piece!
village
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From this reading And then the quaint funny men who came to see me last night,--and those village boys this morning!
walked
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From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I never was so much entertained in my life!" she declared to herself, as she walked lightly along,--her huge dog bounding in front of her and anon returning to kiss her hand and announce by deep joyous barks his delight at finding himself at liberty in the open country--"Spruce is a perfect comedy in herself,--ever so much better than a stage play!
way
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From this reading I'm sure he'll turn out to be comic too,--in a way--he'll be the 'heavy father' of the piece!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And then the quaint funny men who came to see me last night,--and those village boys this morning!
