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From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
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From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lord Stannington had had it on his hands a long time, and had offered it at a lower and ever lower rent.
acre
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From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease of Lower Rishton Farm at the other end of the village, had expected the Rishton Hall lease to drop into his hands at last for a very trifling rent indeed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lord Stannington had had it on his hands a long time, and had offered it at a lower and ever lower rent.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
any
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From this reading However, Lord Stannington had apparently thought otherwise; at any rate, when a stranger appeared upon the scene and offered him a fair rent for the land without any haggling, they came to terms without delay, and John Oldshaw found that his hoped-for bargain had escaped him.
apparently
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From this reading However, Lord Stannington had apparently thought otherwise; at any rate, when a stranger appeared upon the scene and offered him a fair rent for the land without any haggling, they came to terms without delay, and John Oldshaw found that his hoped-for bargain had escaped him.
appeared
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From this reading However, Lord Stannington had apparently thought otherwise; at any rate, when a stranger appeared upon the scene and offered him a fair rent for the land without any haggling, they came to terms without delay, and John Oldshaw found that his hoped-for bargain had escaped him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rishton Hall Farm was let at last.
bargain
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From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
better
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From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
came
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From this reading However, Lord Stannington had apparently thought otherwise; at any rate, when a stranger appeared upon the scene and offered him a fair rent for the land without any haggling, they came to terms without delay, and John Oldshaw found that his hoped-for bargain had escaped him.
careful
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From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
delay
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From this reading However, Lord Stannington had apparently thought otherwise; at any rate, when a stranger appeared upon the scene and offered him a fair rent for the land without any haggling, they came to terms without delay, and John Oldshaw found that his hoped-for bargain had escaped him.
drop
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From this reading It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease of Lower Rishton Farm at the other end of the village, had expected the Rishton Hall lease to drop into his hands at last for a very trifling rent indeed.
end
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From this reading It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease of Lower Rishton Farm at the other end of the village, had expected the Rishton Hall lease to drop into his hands at last for a very trifling rent indeed.
escaped
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From this reading However, Lord Stannington had apparently thought otherwise; at any rate, when a stranger appeared upon the scene and offered him a fair rent for the land without any haggling, they came to terms without delay, and John Oldshaw found that his hoped-for bargain had escaped him.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Stannington had had it on his hands a long time, and had offered it at a lower and ever lower rent.
expected
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From this reading It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease of Lower Rishton Farm at the other end of the village, had expected the Rishton Hall lease to drop into his hands at last for a very trifling rent indeed.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, Lord Stannington had apparently thought otherwise; at any rate, when a stranger appeared upon the scene and offered him a fair rent for the land without any haggling, they came to terms without delay, and John Oldshaw found that his hoped-for bargain had escaped him.
Farm
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From this reading Rishton Hall Farm was let at last.
fond
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From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease of Lower Rishton Farm at the other end of the village, had expected the Rishton Hall lease to drop into his hands at last for a very trifling rent indeed.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, Lord Stannington had apparently thought otherwise; at any rate, when a stranger appeared upon the scene and offered him a fair rent for the land without any haggling, they came to terms without delay, and John Oldshaw found that his hoped-for bargain had escaped him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lord Stannington had had it on his hands a long time, and had offered it at a lower and ever lower rent.
haggling
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From this reading However, Lord Stannington had apparently thought otherwise; at any rate, when a stranger appeared upon the scene and offered him a fair rent for the land without any haggling, they came to terms without delay, and John Oldshaw found that his hoped-for bargain had escaped him.
Hall
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From this reading Rishton Hall Farm was let at last.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Lord Stannington had had it on his hands a long time, and had offered it at a lower and ever lower rent.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord Stannington had had it on his hands a long time, and had offered it at a lower and ever lower rent.
hoped-for
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From this reading However, Lord Stannington had apparently thought otherwise; at any rate, when a stranger appeared upon the scene and offered him a fair rent for the land without any haggling, they came to terms without delay, and John Oldshaw found that his hoped-for bargain had escaped him.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, Lord Stannington had apparently thought otherwise; at any rate, when a stranger appeared upon the scene and offered him a fair rent for the land without any haggling, they came to terms without delay, and John Oldshaw found that his hoped-for bargain had escaped him.
indeed
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From this reading It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease of Lower Rishton Farm at the other end of the village, had expected the Rishton Hall lease to drop into his hands at last for a very trifling rent indeed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease of Lower Rishton Farm at the other end of the village, had expected the Rishton Hall lease to drop into his hands at last for a very trifling rent indeed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lord Stannington had had it on his hands a long time, and had offered it at a lower and ever lower rent.
John
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From this reading It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease of Lower Rishton Farm at the other end of the village, had expected the Rishton Hall lease to drop into his hands at last for a very trifling rent indeed.
land
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From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rishton Hall Farm was let at last.
lease
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From this reading It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease of Lower Rishton Farm at the other end of the village, had expected the Rishton Hall lease to drop into his hands at last for a very trifling rent indeed.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Rishton Hall Farm was let at last.
letting
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From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Stannington had had it on his hands a long time, and had offered it at a lower and ever lower rent.
Lord
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From this reading Lord Stannington had had it on his hands a long time, and had offered it at a lower and ever lower rent.
lordship
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From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
lower
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From this reading Lord Stannington had had it on his hands a long time, and had offered it at a lower and ever lower rent.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
man
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From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease of Lower Rishton Farm at the other end of the village, had expected the Rishton Hall lease to drop into his hands at last for a very trifling rent indeed.
offered
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From this reading Lord Stannington had had it on his hands a long time, and had offered it at a lower and ever lower rent.
Oldshaw
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From this reading It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease of Lower Rishton Farm at the other end of the village, had expected the Rishton Hall lease to drop into his hands at last for a very trifling rent indeed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lord Stannington had had it on his hands a long time, and had offered it at a lower and ever lower rent.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease of Lower Rishton Farm at the other end of the village, had expected the Rishton Hall lease to drop into his hands at last for a very trifling rent indeed.
other
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From this reading It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease of Lower Rishton Farm at the other end of the village, had expected the Rishton Hall lease to drop into his hands at last for a very trifling rent indeed.
otherwise
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From this reading However, Lord Stannington had apparently thought otherwise; at any rate, when a stranger appeared upon the scene and offered him a fair rent for the land without any haggling, they came to terms without delay, and John Oldshaw found that his hoped-for bargain had escaped him.
property
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From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
rate
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From this reading However, Lord Stannington had apparently thought otherwise; at any rate, when a stranger appeared upon the scene and offered him a fair rent for the land without any haggling, they came to terms without delay, and John Oldshaw found that his hoped-for bargain had escaped him.
rent
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From this reading Lord Stannington had had it on his hands a long time, and had offered it at a lower and ever lower rent.
Rishton
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From this reading Rishton Hall Farm was let at last.
saying
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From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
scene
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From this reading However, Lord Stannington had apparently thought otherwise; at any rate, when a stranger appeared upon the scene and offered him a fair rent for the land without any haggling, they came to terms without delay, and John Oldshaw found that his hoped-for bargain had escaped him.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease of Lower Rishton Farm at the other end of the village, had expected the Rishton Hall lease to drop into his hands at last for a very trifling rent indeed.
Stannington
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From this reading Lord Stannington had had it on his hands a long time, and had offered it at a lower and ever lower rent.
stranger
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From this reading However, Lord Stannington had apparently thought otherwise; at any rate, when a stranger appeared upon the scene and offered him a fair rent for the land without any haggling, they came to terms without delay, and John Oldshaw found that his hoped-for bargain had escaped him.
terms
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From this reading However, Lord Stannington had apparently thought otherwise; at any rate, when a stranger appeared upon the scene and offered him a fair rent for the land without any haggling, they came to terms without delay, and John Oldshaw found that his hoped-for bargain had escaped him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease of Lower Rishton Farm at the other end of the village, had expected the Rishton Hall lease to drop into his hands at last for a very trifling rent indeed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease of Lower Rishton Farm at the other end of the village, had expected the Rishton Hall lease to drop into his hands at last for a very trifling rent indeed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, Lord Stannington had apparently thought otherwise; at any rate, when a stranger appeared upon the scene and offered him a fair rent for the land without any haggling, they came to terms without delay, and John Oldshaw found that his hoped-for bargain had escaped him.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, Lord Stannington had apparently thought otherwise; at any rate, when a stranger appeared upon the scene and offered him a fair rent for the land without any haggling, they came to terms without delay, and John Oldshaw found that his hoped-for bargain had escaped him.
throve
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From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Stannington had had it on his hands a long time, and had offered it at a lower and ever lower rent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease of Lower Rishton Farm at the other end of the village, had expected the Rishton Hall lease to drop into his hands at last for a very trifling rent indeed.
trifling
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From this reading It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease of Lower Rishton Farm at the other end of the village, had expected the Rishton Hall lease to drop into his hands at last for a very trifling rent indeed.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading However, Lord Stannington had apparently thought otherwise; at any rate, when a stranger appeared upon the scene and offered him a fair rent for the land without any haggling, they came to terms without delay, and John Oldshaw found that his hoped-for bargain had escaped him.
very
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From this reading It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease of Lower Rishton Farm at the other end of the village, had expected the Rishton Hall lease to drop into his hands at last for a very trifling rent indeed.
village
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From this reading It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease of Lower Rishton Farm at the other end of the village, had expected the Rishton Hall lease to drop into his hands at last for a very trifling rent indeed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rishton Hall Farm was let at last.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading However, Lord Stannington had apparently thought otherwise; at any rate, when a stranger appeared upon the scene and offered him a fair rent for the land without any haggling, they came to terms without delay, and John Oldshaw found that his hoped-for bargain had escaped him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was an open secret that John Oldshaw, who had a long lease of Lower Rishton Farm at the other end of the village, had expected the Rishton Hall lease to drop into his hands at last for a very trifling rent indeed.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading However, Lord Stannington had apparently thought otherwise; at any rate, when a stranger appeared upon the scene and offered him a fair rent for the land without any haggling, they came to terms without delay, and John Oldshaw found that his hoped-for bargain had escaped him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was a careful man; the property under his hands throve; and he was fond of saying that his lordship would make a better bargain by letting him have the land at £10 an acre than by letting another man have it at £15.
