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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 A SIMPLE BIT OF CHARITY.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
answer
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From this reading She knocked twice, then, having received no answer, opened the door and entered.
anxious
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From this reading Before him was a goodly--or evil--array of papers, and his face, as he raised it, wore that anxious and troubled expression which Olivia had seen upon it so often of late.
array
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From this reading Before him was a goodly--or evil--array of papers, and his face, as he raised it, wore that anxious and troubled expression which Olivia had seen upon it so often of late.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before him was a goodly--or evil--array of papers, and his face, as he raised it, wore that anxious and troubled expression which Olivia had seen upon it so often of late.
bending
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From this reading To her surprise she saw her father seated in his well-worn leather chair, bending over the table, his head leaning on his hand.
BIT
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From this reading A SIMPLE BIT OF CHARITY.
Bradstone's
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
business
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
called
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
chair
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From this reading To her surprise she saw her father seated in his well-worn leather chair, bending over the table, his head leaning on his hand.
CHARITY
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From this reading A SIMPLE BIT OF CHARITY.
clock
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
den
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
door
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
elaborate
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
entered
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From this reading She knocked twice, then, having received no answer, opened the door and entered.
evil
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From this reading Before him was a goodly--or evil--array of papers, and his face, as he raised it, wore that anxious and troubled expression which Olivia had seen upon it so often of late.
expression
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From this reading Before him was a goodly--or evil--array of papers, and his face, as he raised it, wore that anxious and troubled expression which Olivia had seen upon it so often of late.
face
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From this reading Before him was a goodly--or evil--array of papers, and his face, as he raised it, wore that anxious and troubled expression which Olivia had seen upon it so often of late.
father
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From this reading To her surprise she saw her father seated in his well-worn leather chair, bending over the table, his head leaning on his hand.
fishing-rods
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
goodly
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From this reading Before him was a goodly--or evil--array of papers, and his face, as he raised it, wore that anxious and troubled expression which Olivia had seen upon it so often of late.
guns
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before him was a goodly--or evil--array of papers, and his face, as he raised it, wore that anxious and troubled expression which Olivia had seen upon it so often of late.
hand
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From this reading To her surprise she saw her father seated in his well-worn leather chair, bending over the table, his head leaning on his hand.
hat
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She knocked twice, then, having received no answer, opened the door and entered.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
head
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From this reading To her surprise she saw her father seated in his well-worn leather chair, bending over the table, his head leaning on his hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before him was a goodly--or evil--array of papers, and his face, as he raised it, wore that anxious and troubled expression which Olivia had seen upon it so often of late.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
jacket
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
justice
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
kept
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
knocked
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
late
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From this reading Before him was a goodly--or evil--array of papers, and his face, as he raised it, wore that anxious and troubled expression which Olivia had seen upon it so often of late.
leaning
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From this reading To her surprise she saw her father seated in his well-worn leather chair, bending over the table, his head leaning on his hand.
leather
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From this reading To her surprise she saw her father seated in his well-worn leather chair, bending over the table, his head leaning on his hand.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
Mr
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She knocked twice, then, having received no answer, opened the door and entered.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SIMPLE BIT OF CHARITY.
often
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From this reading Before him was a goodly--or evil--array of papers, and his face, as he raised it, wore that anxious and troubled expression which Olivia had seen upon it so often of late.
Olivia
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
opened
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From this reading She knocked twice, then, having received no answer, opened the door and entered.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Before him was a goodly--or evil--array of papers, and his face, as he raised it, wore that anxious and troubled expression which Olivia had seen upon it so often of late.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading To her surprise she saw her father seated in his well-worn leather chair, bending over the table, his head leaning on his hand.
papers
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From this reading Before him was a goodly--or evil--array of papers, and his face, as he raised it, wore that anxious and troubled expression which Olivia had seen upon it so often of late.
peace
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
picnic
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
raised
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From this reading Before him was a goodly--or evil--array of papers, and his face, as he raised it, wore that anxious and troubled expression which Olivia had seen upon it so often of late.
received
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From this reading She knocked twice, then, having received no answer, opened the door and entered.
room
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
saw
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From this reading To her surprise she saw her father seated in his well-worn leather chair, bending over the table, his head leaning on his hand.
seated
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From this reading To her surprise she saw her father seated in his well-worn leather chair, bending over the table, his head leaning on his hand.
seen
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From this reading Before him was a goodly--or evil--array of papers, and his face, as he raised it, wore that anxious and troubled expression which Olivia had seen upon it so often of late.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knocked twice, then, having received no answer, opened the door and entered.
SIMPLE
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From this reading A SIMPLE BIT OF CHARITY.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Before him was a goodly--or evil--array of papers, and his face, as he raised it, wore that anxious and troubled expression which Olivia had seen upon it so often of late.
squire's
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
striking
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
surprise
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From this reading To her surprise she saw her father seated in his well-worn leather chair, bending over the table, his head leaning on his hand.
table
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From this reading To her surprise she saw her father seated in his well-worn leather chair, bending over the table, his head leaning on his hand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before him was a goodly--or evil--array of papers, and his face, as he raised it, wore that anxious and troubled expression which Olivia had seen upon it so often of late.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
then
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From this reading She knocked twice, then, having received no answer, opened the door and entered.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To her surprise she saw her father seated in his well-worn leather chair, bending over the table, his head leaning on his hand.
transacted
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
troubled
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From this reading Before him was a goodly--or evil--array of papers, and his face, as he raised it, wore that anxious and troubled expression which Olivia had seen upon it so often of late.
twelve
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From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
twice
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From this reading She knocked twice, then, having received no answer, opened the door and entered.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Before him was a goodly--or evil--array of papers, and his face, as he raised it, wore that anxious and troubled expression which Olivia had seen upon it so often of late.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
well-worn
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From this reading To her surprise she saw her father seated in his well-worn leather chair, bending over the table, his head leaning on his hand.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the morning after Mr. Bradstone’s elaborate picnic, and the clock was striking twelve as Olivia, with her hat and jacket on, knocked at the door of the squire’s den, as the room in which he kept his guns and fishing-rods, and in which he transacted his business as justice of the peace, was called.
wore
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From this reading Before him was a goodly--or evil--array of papers, and his face, as he raised it, wore that anxious and troubled expression which Olivia had seen upon it so often of late.
