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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 Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
absorbed
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From this reading He rode absorbed in discontent.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Finally he again took up speech with John Cobb.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
apprenticenounUS /əˈprɛntɪs/
a person learning a trade from an experienced worker
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
bale
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
best
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
Bettany
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
business
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From this reading He was up the Wander upon business for his father, that rich merchant who would one day leave him house and gear and trade.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
cloths
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
Cobb
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
Columbus
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From this reading Then would he himself, Thomas Bettany, be Middle Forest merchant,--who wanted only to sail for the New World that one Columbus had recently discovered!
day
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From this reading He was up the Wander upon business for his father, that rich merchant who would one day leave him house and gear and trade.
days
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
discontent
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From this reading He rode absorbed in discontent.
discovered
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From this reading Then would he himself, Thomas Bettany, be Middle Forest merchant,--who wanted only to sail for the New World that one Columbus had recently discovered!
fact
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
father
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From this reading He was up the Wander upon business for his father, that rich merchant who would one day leave him house and gear and trade.
Fay
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
Finally
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From this reading Finally he again took up speech with John Cobb.
five
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was up the Wander upon business for his father, that rich merchant who would one day leave him house and gear and trade.
Forest
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From this reading Then would he himself, Thomas Bettany, be Middle Forest merchant,--who wanted only to sail for the New World that one Columbus had recently discovered!
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
gear
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From this reading He was up the Wander upon business for his father, that rich merchant who would one day leave him house and gear and trade.
gray
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then would he himself, Thomas Bettany, be Middle Forest merchant,--who wanted only to sail for the New World that one Columbus had recently discovered!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
house
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
John
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
June
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
leave
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From this reading He was up the Wander upon business for his father, that rich merchant who would one day leave him house and gear and trade.
mare
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
Master
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading He was up the Wander upon business for his father, that rich merchant who would one day leave him house and gear and trade.
Middle
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From this reading Then would he himself, Thomas Bettany, be Middle Forest merchant,--who wanted only to sail for the New World that one Columbus had recently discovered!
miles
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
Morgen
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
New
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From this reading Then would he himself, Thomas Bettany, be Middle Forest merchant,--who wanted only to sail for the New World that one Columbus had recently discovered!
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was up the Wander upon business for his father, that rich merchant who would one day leave him house and gear and trade.
only
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From this reading Then would he himself, Thomas Bettany, be Middle Forest merchant,--who wanted only to sail for the New World that one Columbus had recently discovered!
recently
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From this reading Then would he himself, Thomas Bettany, be Middle Forest merchant,--who wanted only to sail for the New World that one Columbus had recently discovered!
rich
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From this reading He was up the Wander upon business for his father, that rich merchant who would one day leave him house and gear and trade.
riding
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
rode
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From this reading He rode absorbed in discontent.
saddle
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then would he himself, Thomas Bettany, be Middle Forest merchant,--who wanted only to sail for the New World that one Columbus had recently discovered!
sample
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
some
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
speech
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From this reading Finally he again took up speech with John Cobb.
stiff
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
strapped
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
supper
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
terms
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was up the Wander upon business for his father, that rich merchant who would one day leave him house and gear and trade.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
Then
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From this reading Then would he himself, Thomas Bettany, be Middle Forest merchant,--who wanted only to sail for the New World that one Columbus had recently discovered!
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
Thomas
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Finally he again took up speech with John Cobb.
trade
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From this reading He was up the Wander upon business for his father, that rich merchant who would one day leave him house and gear and trade.
up
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
Wander
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From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
wanted
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From this reading Then would he himself, Thomas Bettany, be Middle Forest merchant,--who wanted only to sail for the New World that one Columbus had recently discovered!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was up the Wander upon business for his father, that rich merchant who would one day leave him house and gear and trade.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not on a May but on a June morning--five days in fact after his supper at the house of Morgen Fay--Master Thomas Bettany found himself some miles up the Wander, and with him, riding the gray mare, a bale of sample cloths strapped to saddle, John Cobb the apprentice, with whom, when he did not think to be stiff, he was upon the best of terms.
World
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From this reading Then would he himself, Thomas Bettany, be Middle Forest merchant,--who wanted only to sail for the New World that one Columbus had recently discovered!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was up the Wander upon business for his father, that rich merchant who would one day leave him house and gear and trade.
