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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
age
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From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
air
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From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
almost
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From this reading His countenance was almost an oval, and sorted well with his light-brown beard and moustache, which, though they were no way scanty, he wore thin and pointed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
any
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From this reading Yet, to judge from his appearance, he was not one of those who would let the cares of life press upon him heavily, or of a constitution that, from any imperfectness or defect, would suffer greatly under the infliction of privation or hardship.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked a young man; and his years were not so many even, as one would, at first sight, have inferred from his looks.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked a young man; and his years were not so many even, as one would, at first sight, have inferred from his looks.
beard
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From this reading His countenance was almost an oval, and sorted well with his light-brown beard and moustache, which, though they were no way scanty, he wore thin and pointed.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
Care
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From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
cares
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From this reading Yet, to judge from his appearance, he was not one of those who would let the cares of life press upon him heavily, or of a constitution that, from any imperfectness or defect, would suffer greatly under the infliction of privation or hardship.
constitution
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From this reading Yet, to judge from his appearance, he was not one of those who would let the cares of life press upon him heavily, or of a constitution that, from any imperfectness or defect, would suffer greatly under the infliction of privation or hardship.
cool
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
countenance
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From this reading His countenance was almost an oval, and sorted well with his light-brown beard and moustache, which, though they were no way scanty, he wore thin and pointed.
day
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
defect
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From this reading Yet, to judge from his appearance, he was not one of those who would let the cares of life press upon him heavily, or of a constitution that, from any imperfectness or defect, would suffer greatly under the infliction of privation or hardship.
Devonshire
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked a young man; and his years were not so many even, as one would, at first sight, have inferred from his looks.
evening
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
Exeter
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
experience
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From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
extending
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
face
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From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
features
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From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked a young man; and his years were not so many even, as one would, at first sight, have inferred from his looks.
five
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From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
four
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From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He looked a young man; and his years were not so many even, as one would, at first sight, have inferred from his looks.
given
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From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
greatly
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From this reading Yet, to judge from his appearance, he was not one of those who would let the cares of life press upon him heavily, or of a constitution that, from any imperfectness or defect, would suffer greatly under the infliction of privation or hardship.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
hardship
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From this reading Yet, to judge from his appearance, he was not one of those who would let the cares of life press upon him heavily, or of a constitution that, from any imperfectness or defect, would suffer greatly under the infliction of privation or hardship.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He looked a young man; and his years were not so many even, as one would, at first sight, have inferred from his looks.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked a young man; and his years were not so many even, as one would, at first sight, have inferred from his looks.
heavily
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From this reading Yet, to judge from his appearance, he was not one of those who would let the cares of life press upon him heavily, or of a constitution that, from any imperfectness or defect, would suffer greatly under the infliction of privation or hardship.
high-road
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet, to judge from his appearance, he was not one of those who would let the cares of life press upon him heavily, or of a constitution that, from any imperfectness or defect, would suffer greatly under the infliction of privation or hardship.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
horseman
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
imperfectness
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From this reading Yet, to judge from his appearance, he was not one of those who would let the cares of life press upon him heavily, or of a constitution that, from any imperfectness or defect, would suffer greatly under the infliction of privation or hardship.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
inferred
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From this reading He looked a young man; and his years were not so many even, as one would, at first sight, have inferred from his looks.
infliction
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From this reading Yet, to judge from his appearance, he was not one of those who would let the cares of life press upon him heavily, or of a constitution that, from any imperfectness or defect, would suffer greatly under the infliction of privation or hardship.
judge
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From this reading Yet, to judge from his appearance, he was not one of those who would let the cares of life press upon him heavily, or of a constitution that, from any imperfectness or defect, would suffer greatly under the infliction of privation or hardship.
July
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
just
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Yet, to judge from his appearance, he was not one of those who would let the cares of life press upon him heavily, or of a constitution that, from any imperfectness or defect, would suffer greatly under the infliction of privation or hardship.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, to judge from his appearance, he was not one of those who would let the cares of life press upon him heavily, or of a constitution that, from any imperfectness or defect, would suffer greatly under the infliction of privation or hardship.
light-brown
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From this reading His countenance was almost an oval, and sorted well with his light-brown beard and moustache, which, though they were no way scanty, he wore thin and pointed.
likely
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From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
London
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked a young man; and his years were not so many even, as one would, at first sight, have inferred from his looks.
looks
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From this reading He looked a young man; and his years were not so many even, as one would, at first sight, have inferred from his looks.
made
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
man
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From this reading He looked a young man; and his years were not so many even, as one would, at first sight, have inferred from his looks.
many
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From this reading He looked a young man; and his years were not so many even, as one would, at first sight, have inferred from his looks.
midland
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
more
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From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
moustache
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From this reading His countenance was almost an oval, and sorted well with his light-brown beard and moustache, which, though they were no way scanty, he wore thin and pointed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His countenance was almost an oval, and sorted well with his light-brown beard and moustache, which, though they were no way scanty, he wore thin and pointed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He looked a young man; and his years were not so many even, as one would, at first sight, have inferred from his looks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He looked a young man; and his years were not so many even, as one would, at first sight, have inferred from his looks.
opened
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
oval
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From this reading His countenance was almost an oval, and sorted well with his light-brown beard and moustache, which, though they were no way scanty, he wore thin and pointed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
period
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
pointed
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From this reading His countenance was almost an oval, and sorted well with his light-brown beard and moustache, which, though they were no way scanty, he wore thin and pointed.
press
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From this reading Yet, to judge from his appearance, he was not one of those who would let the cares of life press upon him heavily, or of a constitution that, from any imperfectness or defect, would suffer greatly under the infliction of privation or hardship.
privation
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From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
probably
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From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
rays
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
reflection
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From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
savoured
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From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
small or barely sufficient in amount
From this reading His countenance was almost an oval, and sorted well with his light-brown beard and moustache, which, though they were no way scanty, he wore thin and pointed.
section
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
sight
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From this reading He looked a young man; and his years were not so many even, as one would, at first sight, have inferred from his looks.
sky
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He looked a young man; and his years were not so many even, as one would, at first sight, have inferred from his looks.
sorted
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From this reading His countenance was almost an oval, and sorted well with his light-brown beard and moustache, which, though they were no way scanty, he wore thin and pointed.
stamp
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From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
suffer
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From this reading Yet, to judge from his appearance, he was not one of those who would let the cares of life press upon him heavily, or of a constitution that, from any imperfectness or defect, would suffer greatly under the infliction of privation or hardship.
summer's
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
sun
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
sweetest
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His countenance was almost an oval, and sorted well with his light-brown beard and moustache, which, though they were no way scanty, he wore thin and pointed.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading His countenance was almost an oval, and sorted well with his light-brown beard and moustache, which, though they were no way scanty, he wore thin and pointed.
thirty
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From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Yet, to judge from his appearance, he was not one of those who would let the cares of life press upon him heavily, or of a constitution that, from any imperfectness or defect, would suffer greatly under the infliction of privation or hardship.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His countenance was almost an oval, and sorted well with his light-brown beard and moustache, which, though they were no way scanty, he wore thin and pointed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
travel
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From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
twenty
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From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Yet, to judge from his appearance, he was not one of those who would let the cares of life press upon him heavily, or of a constitution that, from any imperfectness or defect, would suffer greatly under the infliction of privation or hardship.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Yet, to judge from his appearance, he was not one of those who would let the cares of life press upon him heavily, or of a constitution that, from any imperfectness or defect, would suffer greatly under the infliction of privation or hardship.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
way
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From this reading His countenance was almost an oval, and sorted well with his light-brown beard and moustache, which, though they were no way scanty, he wore thin and pointed.
well
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From this reading His countenance was almost an oval, and sorted well with his light-brown beard and moustache, which, though they were no way scanty, he wore thin and pointed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
western
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From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The last rays of a July sun were extending themselves over the western sky, and that sweetest period of a summer’s day--the cool evening--had just opened, when a horseman made his appearance on the high-road between Exeter and London, in the midland section of Devonshire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Care and travel, and probably privation, had given a stamp of experience to his features, and an air of reflection to his face, that savoured more of a man of thirty, than one of four or five and twenty years, which was more likely his age.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Yet, to judge from his appearance, he was not one of those who would let the cares of life press upon him heavily, or of a constitution that, from any imperfectness or defect, would suffer greatly under the infliction of privation or hardship.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His countenance was almost an oval, and sorted well with his light-brown beard and moustache, which, though they were no way scanty, he wore thin and pointed.
wore
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From this reading His countenance was almost an oval, and sorted well with his light-brown beard and moustache, which, though they were no way scanty, he wore thin and pointed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He looked a young man; and his years were not so many even, as one would, at first sight, have inferred from his looks.
years
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From this reading He looked a young man; and his years were not so many even, as one would, at first sight, have inferred from his looks.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, to judge from his appearance, he was not one of those who would let the cares of life press upon him heavily, or of a constitution that, from any imperfectness or defect, would suffer greatly under the infliction of privation or hardship.
young
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From this reading He looked a young man; and his years were not so many even, as one would, at first sight, have inferred from his looks.
