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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 And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
aboard
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From this reading "You've been wishing me anywhere, my lad, this last week or two except aboard the _Seagull_," he said.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading GOLDEN DAYS The time went peacefully with Nelly and the mother in the little house among the Sussex woods.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GOLDEN DAYS The time went peacefully with Nelly and the mother in the little house among the Sussex woods.
any
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From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
anywhere
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From this reading "You've been wishing me anywhere, my lad, this last week or two except aboard the _Seagull_," he said.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
back
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
bade
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From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You've been wishing me anywhere, my lad, this last week or two except aboard the _Seagull_," he said.
best
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From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
borne
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From this reading "Not but what you've borne with me--oh, yes, you've borne with me; a lad of my own couldn't have done more: and now you've earned your reward."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
change
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From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
coast
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
confoundedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
annoying or confusing
From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
couldn't
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From this reading "Not but what you've borne with me--oh, yes, you've borne with me; a lad of my own couldn't have done more: and now you've earned your reward."
DAYS
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From this reading GOLDEN DAYS The time went peacefully with Nelly and the mother in the little house among the Sussex woods.
declared
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not but what you've borne with me--oh, yes, you've borne with me; a lad of my own couldn't have done more: and now you've earned your reward."
down
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
Dublin
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From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
earned
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From this reading "Not but what you've borne with me--oh, yes, you've borne with me; a lad of my own couldn't have done more: and now you've earned your reward."
ease
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading "You've been wishing me anywhere, my lad, this last week or two except aboard the _Seagull_," he said.
expressed
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From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
eyes
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From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
friend
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
General
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
going
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
GOLDEN
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From this reading GOLDEN DAYS The time went peacefully with Nelly and the mother in the little house among the Sussex woods.
grouse-moor
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Not but what you've borne with me--oh, yes, you've borne with me; a lad of my own couldn't have done more: and now you've earned your reward."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
hearing
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From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
house
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From this reading GOLDEN DAYS The time went peacefully with Nelly and the mother in the little house among the Sussex woods.
hypocrisy
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From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
ill
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GOLDEN DAYS The time went peacefully with Nelly and the mother in the little house among the Sussex woods.
indeed
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
indication
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
intention
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
join
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
lad
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From this reading "You've been wishing me anywhere, my lad, this last week or two except aboard the _Seagull_," he said.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You've been wishing me anywhere, my lad, this last week or two except aboard the _Seagull_," he said.
late
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From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOLDEN DAYS The time went peacefully with Nelly and the mother in the little house among the Sussex woods.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
many
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You've been wishing me anywhere, my lad, this last week or two except aboard the _Seagull_," he said.
more
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From this reading "Not but what you've borne with me--oh, yes, you've borne with me; a lad of my own couldn't have done more: and now you've earned your reward."
mother
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From this reading GOLDEN DAYS The time went peacefully with Nelly and the mother in the little house among the Sussex woods.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You've been wishing me anywhere, my lad, this last week or two except aboard the _Seagull_," he said.
Nelly
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From this reading GOLDEN DAYS The time went peacefully with Nelly and the mother in the little house among the Sussex woods.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
now
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From this reading "Not but what you've borne with me--oh, yes, you've borne with me; a lad of my own couldn't have done more: and now you've earned your reward."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
off
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
oh
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From this reading "Not but what you've borne with me--oh, yes, you've borne with me; a lad of my own couldn't have done more: and now you've earned your reward."
old
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "You've been wishing me anywhere, my lad, this last week or two except aboard the _Seagull_," he said.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
own
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From this reading "Not but what you've borne with me--oh, yes, you've borne with me; a lad of my own couldn't have done more: and now you've earned your reward."
peacefully
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From this reading GOLDEN DAYS The time went peacefully with Nelly and the mother in the little house among the Sussex woods.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
plans
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From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
polite
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From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
presently
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
regretfulness
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From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
rented
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
reward
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From this reading "Not but what you've borne with me--oh, yes, you've borne with me; a lad of my own couldn't have done more: and now you've earned your reward."
Robin
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
said
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From this reading "You've been wishing me anywhere, my lad, this last week or two except aboard the _Seagull_," he said.
Scotland
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
Seagull
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From this reading "You've been wishing me anywhere, my lad, this last week or two except aboard the _Seagull_," he said.
shot
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
showed
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
spared
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
Sussex
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From this reading GOLDEN DAYS The time went peacefully with Nelly and the mother in the little house among the Sussex woods.
terms
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From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOLDEN DAYS The time went peacefully with Nelly and the mother in the little house among the Sussex woods.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOLDEN DAYS The time went peacefully with Nelly and the mother in the little house among the Sussex woods.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
twinkling
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From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
two
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From this reading "You've been wishing me anywhere, my lad, this last week or two except aboard the _Seagull_," he said.
up
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
week
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From this reading "You've been wishing me anywhere, my lad, this last week or two except aboard the _Seagull_," he said.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOLDEN DAYS The time went peacefully with Nelly and the mother in the little house among the Sussex woods.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Not but what you've borne with me--oh, yes, you've borne with me; a lad of my own couldn't have done more: and now you've earned your reward."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
wishing
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading GOLDEN DAYS The time went peacefully with Nelly and the mother in the little house among the Sussex woods.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading On hearing of this sudden change of plans Robin expressed a polite regretfulness, but the General looked at him with twinkling eyes--he and Robin had come to be on the best of terms of late--and bade him be off to Dublin without any confounded hypocrisy about it.
woods
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From this reading GOLDEN DAYS The time went peacefully with Nelly and the mother in the little house among the Sussex woods.
yachting
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
year
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
years
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From this reading And presently, since Nelly showed no indication of wishing to join them, and could not be spared indeed, and since Robin was plainly ill at ease yachting up and down the coast, the General declared his intention of going off to a grouse-moor in Scotland, rented by an old friend, over which he had shot year after year for many years back.
yes
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From this reading "Not but what you've borne with me--oh, yes, you've borne with me; a lad of my own couldn't have done more: and now you've earned your reward."
You've
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From this reading "You've been wishing me anywhere, my lad, this last week or two except aboard the _Seagull_," he said.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Not but what you've borne with me--oh, yes, you've borne with me; a lad of my own couldn't have done more: and now you've earned your reward."
