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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 So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
adapt
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From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
adjoining
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
air
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From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
Alec
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From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Henceforth the boy and the man would conduct their lives as if the Lord of Moorlands did not exist.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
any
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From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Henceforth the boy and the man would conduct their lives as if the Lord of Moorlands did not exist.
assistance
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From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
belongings
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
boy
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From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
came
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From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
cheerfully
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From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
cleared
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From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
closet
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From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
club
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From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
colonel's
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From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
comforts
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From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
concerning
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From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
conduct
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From this reading Henceforth the boy and the man would conduct their lives as if the Lord of Moorlands did not exist.
desk
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Henceforth the boy and the man would conduct their lives as if the Lord of Moorlands did not exist.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
doubt
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From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
down
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From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
exist
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From this reading Henceforth the boy and the man would conduct their lives as if the Lord of Moorlands did not exist.
father
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
favorite
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From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
few
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
fishing-rods
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From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
frame
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From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
George
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From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
George's
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From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
gratefully
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From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
guns
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From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
hall
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From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
Harry
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From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
Henceforth
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From this reading Henceforth the boy and the man would conduct their lives as if the Lord of Moorlands did not exist.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
honor
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
hook
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From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
hung
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From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
hunting-clothes
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From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Henceforth the boy and the man would conduct their lives as if the Lord of Moorlands did not exist.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
kissed
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
knickknacks
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
like
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From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
lives
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From this reading Henceforth the boy and the man would conduct their lives as if the Lord of Moorlands did not exist.
Lord
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From this reading Henceforth the boy and the man would conduct their lives as if the Lord of Moorlands did not exist.
man
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From this reading Henceforth the boy and the man would conduct their lives as if the Lord of Moorlands did not exist.
mantel
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From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
middle
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
miniatures
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
Moorlands
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From this reading Henceforth the boy and the man would conduct their lives as if the Lord of Moorlands did not exist.
mother
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
mother's
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From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Henceforth the boy and the man would conduct their lives as if the Lord of Moorlands did not exist.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
once
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From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
only
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From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
original
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
out
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
outcast
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From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
place
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
placed
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
pretty
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
propped
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
racked
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From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
remark
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
roof
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From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
Rutter's
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From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
saddle
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From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
set
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
settled
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From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
St
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From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
stirrupnounUS /ˈstɪrəp/
a loop or frame hanging from a saddle that supports a rider’s foot
From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
suspended
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From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
table
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
tenderly
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Henceforth the boy and the man would conduct their lives as if the Lord of Moorlands did not exist.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
Then
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
things
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From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
treatment
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From this reading The colonel's treatment of Harry at the club had cleared the air of any doubt that either the boy or St. George might have had concerning Rutter's frame of mind.
two
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
unpacked
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From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
up
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From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
want
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From this reading And so the outcast settled down determined not only to adapt himself to the comforts--or want of them--to be found under St. George's roof, but to do it cheerfully, gratefully, and like a man and a gentleman.
wasn't
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
week
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From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
well
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From this reading Then the two had set out his books and miniatures; one of his mother, which he kissed tenderly, with the remark that it wasn't half as pretty as the original, and then propped up in the place of honor in the middle of his desk, and another of his father, which he placed on an adjoining table--as well as his few belongings and knickknacks.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So the boy unpacked the things which Alec had brought in, and with his mother's assistance--who came in once a week--hung up his hunting-clothes in the closet, racked up his guns and fishing-rods over the mantel, and suspended his favorite saddle by a stirrup on a hook in the hall.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Henceforth the boy and the man would conduct their lives as if the Lord of Moorlands did not exist.
