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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 To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And then, after a while, he began to play, as it were, with the next grand object of uneasiness which was to distract his existence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then, after a while, he began to play, as it were, with the next grand object of uneasiness which was to distract his existence.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
certainly
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From this reading Probably it occurred to him now and then that his last great fidget had rather gone a step too far--but this is mere conjecture, for he certainly never said so.
Colonel
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From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
conjecture
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From this reading Probably it occurred to him now and then that his last great fidget had rather gone a step too far--but this is mere conjecture, for he certainly never said so.
counted
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From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a lull, and most people were surprised at it and disposed to think that something must be the matter with the Major; but there was nothing the matter.
distract
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From this reading And then, after a while, he began to play, as it were, with the next grand object of uneasiness which was to distract his existence.
disturbances
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From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
enough
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From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
existence
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From this reading And then, after a while, he began to play, as it were, with the next grand object of uneasiness which was to distract his existence.
far
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From this reading Probably it occurred to him now and then that his last great fidget had rather gone a step too far--but this is mere conjecture, for he certainly never said so.
fewer
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From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
fidget
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From this reading Probably it occurred to him now and then that his last great fidget had rather gone a step too far--but this is mere conjecture, for he certainly never said so.
fidgets
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From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
fizzed
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From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
gone
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From this reading Probably it occurred to him now and then that his last great fidget had rather gone a step too far--but this is mere conjecture, for he certainly never said so.
got
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From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
grand
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From this reading And then, after a while, he began to play, as it were, with the next grand object of uneasiness which was to distract his existence.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
Hesketh's
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From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
history
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From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Probably it occurred to him now and then that his last great fidget had rather gone a step too far--but this is mere conjecture, for he certainly never said so.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a lull, and most people were surprised at it and disposed to think that something must be the matter with the Major; but there was nothing the matter.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably it occurred to him now and then that his last great fidget had rather gone a step too far--but this is mere conjecture, for he certainly never said so.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
lull
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From this reading There was a lull, and most people were surprised at it and disposed to think that something must be the matter with the Major; but there was nothing the matter.
Major
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From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
man
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From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
matter
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From this reading There was a lull, and most people were surprised at it and disposed to think that something must be the matter with the Major; but there was nothing the matter.
matters
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From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
mere
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From this reading Probably it occurred to him now and then that his last great fidget had rather gone a step too far--but this is mere conjecture, for he certainly never said so.
moral
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From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
most
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From this reading There was a lull, and most people were surprised at it and disposed to think that something must be the matter with the Major; but there was nothing the matter.
move
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From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
Mrs
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From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
much
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From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There was a lull, and most people were surprised at it and disposed to think that something must be the matter with the Major; but there was nothing the matter.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably it occurred to him now and then that his last great fidget had rather gone a step too far--but this is mere conjecture, for he certainly never said so.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then, after a while, he began to play, as it were, with the next grand object of uneasiness which was to distract his existence.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
now
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From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
object
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From this reading And then, after a while, he began to play, as it were, with the next grand object of uneasiness which was to distract his existence.
occurred
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From this reading Probably it occurred to him now and then that his last great fidget had rather gone a step too far--but this is mere conjecture, for he certainly never said so.
occurrence
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From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
Ochterlony's
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From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
out
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From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
peaceable
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From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
peculiarity
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From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
people
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From this reading There was a lull, and most people were surprised at it and disposed to think that something must be the matter with the Major; but there was nothing the matter.
play
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From this reading And then, after a while, he began to play, as it were, with the next grand object of uneasiness which was to distract his existence.
Probably
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From this reading Probably it occurred to him now and then that his last great fidget had rather gone a step too far--but this is mere conjecture, for he certainly never said so.
put
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From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
rather
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From this reading Probably it occurred to him now and then that his last great fidget had rather gone a step too far--but this is mere conjecture, for he certainly never said so.
said
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From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
some
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From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
station
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From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably it occurred to him now and then that his last great fidget had rather gone a step too far--but this is mere conjecture, for he certainly never said so.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a lull, and most people were surprised at it and disposed to think that something must be the matter with the Major; but there was nothing the matter.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a lull, and most people were surprised at it and disposed to think that something must be the matter with the Major; but there was nothing the matter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
then
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From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
There
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From this reading There was a lull, and most people were surprised at it and disposed to think that something must be the matter with the Major; but there was nothing the matter.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a lull, and most people were surprised at it and disposed to think that something must be the matter with the Major; but there was nothing the matter.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Probably it occurred to him now and then that his last great fidget had rather gone a step too far--but this is mere conjecture, for he certainly never said so.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
too
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From this reading Probably it occurred to him now and then that his last great fidget had rather gone a step too far--but this is mere conjecture, for he certainly never said so.
trifling
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From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
troubling
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From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
trying
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From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
uneasiness
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From this reading And then, after a while, he began to play, as it were, with the next grand object of uneasiness which was to distract his existence.
usual
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From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
very
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From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
way
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From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
well
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From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
well-off-ness
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From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a lull, and most people were surprised at it and disposed to think that something must be the matter with the Major; but there was nothing the matter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Everything however went on well enough at the station for some time after the great occurrence which counted for so much in Mrs. Ochterlony's history; and the Major was very peaceable, for him, and nothing but trifling matters being in his way to move him, had fewer fidgets than usual.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And then, after a while, he began to play, as it were, with the next grand object of uneasiness which was to distract his existence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading To be sure he was put out now and then by something the Colonel said or did, or by Hesketh's well-off-ness, which had come to the length of a moral peculiarity, and was trying to a man; but these little disturbances fizzed themselves out, and got done with without troubling anybody much.
