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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 _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
advantage
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
ancestors
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
any
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
arts
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
better
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
bred
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
burn'd
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From this reading _ROGER_ looked into every thing himself, ditched, fenced, and limed, but never _burn’d_ his land, and soon grew a _topping farmer_.
business
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
Cambridge
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
design
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
ditched
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From this reading _ROGER_ looked into every thing himself, ditched, fenced, and limed, but never _burn’d_ his land, and soon grew a _topping farmer_.
down
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
early
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
education
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _ROGER_ looked into every thing himself, ditched, fenced, and limed, but never _burn’d_ his land, and soon grew a _topping farmer_.
farm
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
farmer
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From this reading _ROGER_ looked into every thing himself, ditched, fenced, and limed, but never _burn’d_ his land, and soon grew a _topping farmer_.
farmers
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
fenced
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From this reading _ROGER_ looked into every thing himself, ditched, fenced, and limed, but never _burn’d_ his land, and soon grew a _topping farmer_.
followed
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
gave
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
got
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
greek
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
grew
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From this reading _ROGER_ looked into every thing himself, ditched, fenced, and limed, but never _burn’d_ his land, and soon grew a _topping farmer_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
headland
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
heart
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _ROGER_ looked into every thing himself, ditched, fenced, and limed, but never _burn’d_ his land, and soon grew a _topping farmer_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
HISTORY
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From this reading THE HISTORY _ROGER_.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
husbandry
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
improving
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _ROGER_ looked into every thing himself, ditched, fenced, and limed, but never _burn’d_ his land, and soon grew a _topping farmer_.
knew
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
land
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From this reading _ROGER_ looked into every thing himself, ditched, fenced, and limed, but never _burn’d_ his land, and soon grew a _topping farmer_.
latin
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
liking
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
limed
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From this reading _ROGER_ looked into every thing himself, ditched, fenced, and limed, but never _burn’d_ his land, and soon grew a _topping farmer_.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _ROGER_ looked into every thing himself, ditched, fenced, and limed, but never _burn’d_ his land, and soon grew a _topping farmer_.
management
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
master
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
most
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
much
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
near
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _ROGER_ looked into every thing himself, ditched, fenced, and limed, but never _burn’d_ his land, and soon grew a _topping farmer_.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
out
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
own
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
parents
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
parish
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
pass
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
professions
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
pushing
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
ROGER
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From this reading _ROGER_.
run
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
sat
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
share
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
signification
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
slovenly
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
soon
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From this reading _ROGER_ looked into every thing himself, ditched, fenced, and limed, but never _burn’d_ his land, and soon grew a _topping farmer_.
spell
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HISTORY _ROGER_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _ROGER_ looked into every thing himself, ditched, fenced, and limed, but never _burn’d_ his land, and soon grew a _topping farmer_.
things
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
tho
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
too
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
topping
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From this reading _ROGER_ looked into every thing himself, ditched, fenced, and limed, but never _burn’d_ his land, and soon grew a _topping farmer_.
turn'd
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
two
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
very
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
well
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
wide
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
wit
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
words
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
world
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
wreck
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From this reading He seemed to have no design of pushing his fortune in the wide world; but sat down early on his own farm, followed husbandry, and improving a _headland_ or two he had near him, which were quite run out of heart by the slovenly management of his ancestors, who had, most of them, too much wit to mind their business, and let things run to wreck strangely.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
Yorkshire
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From this reading _Roger_ was born of honest parents in _Yorkshire_, and very well to pass, who gave him a good education; and tho’ he had no liking to any of the _professions_, yet was not without his share of the _greek_ and _latin_; from which he got this advantage, that he could _spell_ better than most _farmers_ in the parish, and knew the _signification of words_, as well as if he had been bred at _Cambridge_, and turn’d out _master of arts_.
