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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And all that went before it, and all that took place on that joyous day; and all that came after that happiest of events!
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
all
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
appointments
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And all that went before it, and all that took place on that joyous day; and all that came after that happiest of events!
best-dressed
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From this reading Quite the best-dressed man in the room, everybody said, and they of all the people in the world should have known.
big
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
blue
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
came
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From this reading And all that went before it, and all that took place on that joyous day; and all that came after that happiest of events!
changed
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
church
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From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
coat
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
covert
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From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
cut
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
daddy
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From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
day
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From this reading And all that went before it, and all that took place on that joyous day; and all that came after that happiest of events!
disappear
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From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
double-breasted
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
dusk
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From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
endorsement
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From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
events
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From this reading And all that went before it, and all that took place on that joyous day; and all that came after that happiest of events!
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Quite the best-dressed man in the room, everybody said, and they of all the people in the world should have known.
Felicia
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From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
finished
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
gaiters
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
happiest
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From this reading And all that went before it, and all that took place on that joyous day; and all that came after that happiest of events!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Quite the best-dressed man in the room, everybody said, and they of all the people in the world should have known.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
Isaac
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And all that went before it, and all that took place on that joyous day; and all that came after that happiest of events!
Jack
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From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
joyous
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From this reading And all that went before it, and all that took place on that joyous day; and all that came after that happiest of events!
known
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From this reading Quite the best-dressed man in the room, everybody said, and they of all the people in the world should have known.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
man
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From this reading Quite the best-dressed man in the room, everybody said, and they of all the people in the world should have known.
Miss
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From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
more
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From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And all that went before it, and all that took place on that joyous day; and all that came after that happiest of events!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
out
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From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
patent-leather
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
people
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From this reading Quite the best-dressed man in the room, everybody said, and they of all the people in the world should have known.
pepper-and-salt
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
Peter
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From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
Peter's
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
place
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From this reading And all that went before it, and all that took place on that joyous day; and all that came after that happiest of events!
polka-dot
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite the best-dressed man in the room, everybody said, and they of all the people in the world should have known.
room
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From this reading Quite the best-dressed man in the room, everybody said, and they of all the people in the world should have known.
Ruth
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From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
said
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From this reading Quite the best-dressed man in the room, everybody said, and they of all the people in the world should have known.
scarf
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
several
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
shoes
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Quite the best-dressed man in the room, everybody said, and they of all the people in the world should have known.
silk
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
slip
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From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
some
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From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
then
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From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Quite the best-dressed man in the room, everybody said, and they of all the people in the world should have known.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And all that went before it, and all that took place on that joyous day; and all that came after that happiest of events!
trousers
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
trust
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
twenty
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
two
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From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
village
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From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
waistcoat
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
wanted
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From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
wedding
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And all that went before it, and all that took place on that joyous day; and all that came after that happiest of events!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
white
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ruth and Jack, with Peter's covert endorsement, had wanted to slip into the village church some afternoon at dusk, with daddy and Peter and Miss Felicia, and one or two more, and then to slip out again and disappear.
world
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From this reading Quite the best-dressed man in the room, everybody said, and they of all the people in the world should have known.
years
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From this reading Peter's coat was finished in time for the wedding--trust Isaac for that--and so was his double-breasted white waistcoat--he had not changed the cut in twenty years; and so were his pepper-and-salt trousers and all his several appointments, little and big, even to his polka-dot scarf of blue silk, patent-leather shoes and white gaiters.
